HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 c35W
Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what tax incentives he has recommended to the Chancellor to encourage more housebuilding on brownfield sites. [114403]

Mr. Raynsford

In his Pre-Budget Report, the Chancellor announced that the Government were considering fiscal instruments to support their policies for sustainable urban development. Decisions on taxation are a matter for the Chancellor.