HC Deb 27 March 1985 vol 76 cc235-6W
Mr. Shersby

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the approximate area of green belt land in the London borough of Hillingdon; and how much such land has been lost to development in the most recent five-year period for which figures are available.

Mr. Macfarlane

In its written evidence to the House of Commons Environment Committee in the spring of 1984, the London borough of Hillingdon indicated that the borough contained 4,872.5 hectares of the metropolitan green belt. Between 1965 and 1982, 127.5 hectares had been released for development, including areas for sand and gravel working which will eventually be restored to form green belt land again.