HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 cc529-30W
Mr. David Clark

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the effect of the planning policy guidance note on the countryside and rural economy on his Department's policy on planning applications affecting the development of agricultural land.

Mr. Gummer

Planning policy guidance note 7 reaffirms my Department's policy of protecting the best and most versatile agricultural land.