§ Mr. GummerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his oral statement of 23 February 1998,Official Report, columns 21–25, if he will set out the range of percentage reductions in housing provision allocation which he would be prepared to uphold. [31483]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 26 February 1998]: Each case will need to be assessed on its merits, including especially the arguments put forward by the regional planning conference and taking into account national policies. Our policy document "Planning for the Communities of the Future" describes our proposals for the treatment of this issue and the recently published consultation paper on improving regional planning guidance describes improvements to the process.