Part of English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:02 pm on 28 April 2026.
Peter Fortune
Conservative, Bromley and Biggin Hill
7:02,
28 April 2026
Does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital that we continue to protect those greenfield sites, as we do in my Constituency and, indeed, as Conservative councils do across the country? Does he agree that it is sad that the Reform candidate for the Mayor of London disagrees and wants to build over some of our precious green-belt land?
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