HC Deb 17 October 2002 vol 390 c946W
Bob Spink

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his policy is on development on green belt land. [72377]

Mr. McNulty

Government policy on the Green Belt remains as set out in Planning Policy Guidance Note (PPG) 2, which states that protecting the countryside from encroachment is one of the main purposes of including land in the Green Belt. Since 1997 approximately 30,000 hectares of land have been earmarked for addition to the Green Belt.

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