HC Deb 17 February 1986 vol 92 c36W
Sir Anthony Grant

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy not to consent to developments which could reduce the green belt in general and the green belt in Cambridgeshire in particular.

Mr. Tracey

It is already Government policy that green belts should be protected from inappropriate development. When determining green belt boundaries, local authorities should ensure that they are defensible in the longer term.