Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:50 pm on 23 May 2024.
Penny Mordaunt
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
12:50,
23 May 2024
I thank my right hon. Friend for all the work that she does in this area. We Conservatives will always take care of our rural areas and protect the green belt. Our revised national planning policy framework makes it clear that we have protection for the green belt. We have also provided hundreds of millions to encourage development on brownfield land, instead of green belt, including the £550 million brownfield housing fund and the £180 million brownfield land release fund. May I take this opportunity to thank her for this important work not just in her own Constituency, but around the country?
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