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HANSARDGrey-belt LandI certainly will not rule in or rule out development on any particular site. The hon. Member knows why I cannot speak to particular planning applications, but he knows from our…23 Feb 2026HANSARDOxford-Cambridge Growth CorridorI thank my hon. Friend not only for his question, but for his unwavering support for ambitious, high-quality sustainable growth in his city and the surrounding areas. We are…23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsNot just because I have accepted a large number of meetings, I think a far better way for the hon. Gentleman to submit his views would be through the appropriate consultation on…23 Feb 2026HANSARDGrey-belt LandThe definition of grey belt for the purposes of both plan making and decision making is set out in the glossary of the national planning policy framework. The Government also…23 Feb 2026HANSARDOxford-Cambridge Growth CorridorI am more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman.23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can give my hon. Friend the assurances he seeks, and I encourage him and his constituents to engage with proposals in the consultation on a revised national planning policy…23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsLocal plans that are up to date provide protection from speculative development. Local authorities have to ensure that they are meeting housing delivery targets; that is an…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorI can provide my hon. Friend with the assurance that he seeks. Whether in the PRS or in the social rented sector, landlords should address non-decency wherever it exists. We are…23 Feb 2026HANSARDNew Social and Affordable HousingWe need to build many more homes of all tenures, but it is absolutely right to stress the importance of delivering a significant uplift in the number of social and affordable…23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf a local planning authority has an up-to-date local plan in place, it will be up to date and in place until it needs to be replaced. At that point, we expect the targets that…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSocial and Affordable Housing: BradfordThere are 1.3 million people on local authority housing registers across the country. It is not in dispute that there is acute need across England as a whole. National policy…23 Feb 2026HANSARDGrey-belt LandMy hon. Friend is right; our changes to the national planning policy framework in December 2024 alone have been judged by the Office for Budget Responsibility to have led to the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDGrey-belt LandThe Government are focusing on precisely that. That is why we have further strengthened national planning policy in respect of previously developed land—that is out to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSub-regional Strategic PlanningThe Government were clear in their manifesto that housing need in England cannot be met without planning for growth on a larger than local scale. That is why we committed to…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Supported Exempt Accommodation: BirminghamWe issued guidance earlier this week in respect of some of the provisions that are in the Act, but I will ensure that the Minister for Local Government and Homelessness has heard…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Supported Exempt Accommodation: BirminghamIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) on securing this important debate,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDGreater Cambridge Development Corporation: ConsultationI am today setting out the next steps the Government are taking to unleash ambitious and high-quality sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge as part of our plans to supercharge…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPlanning: Section 106 SystemThe Government have a manifesto commitment to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation, and to strengthen planning obligations to…28 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial and Affordable Housing RenewalOn 2 July 2025 we published a five-step plan to kickstart a decade of social and affordable housing renewal and set out this plan to the House in a written ministerial…28 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformI note the initial positive tone from the shadow Minister in welcoming the draft Bill. I am slightly reluctant, on what is usually a matter of cross-party consensus, to be too…27 Jan 2026