HC Deb 23 February 1983 vol 37 c465W
Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of designated green belt land were lost to development in the last year; and how much has been lost in aggregate in the last five and 10 years.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Detailed information of this kind is not available. However, the Government continue to attach great importance to the protection of the green belts.