§ 26. Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what encouragement he is giving for brownfield development in the north-west. [116170]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe North West Regional Assembly is looking at the scope for channelling future growth onto brownfield land in its review of Regional Planning Guidance. As part of this exercise, local planning authorities in the region have been asked to look at the potential of their built-up areas to accommodate additional households.
Additionally, land reclamation is an essential task for the North West Development Agency, which expects to spend £11.5 million through its Land Reclamation Programme in 2000–01.