HC Deb 31 March 1998 vol 309 c490W
12. Mr. Forth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his current target for development of brown-field sites. [35454]

Mr. Raynsford

The Government expect local authorities to be able to raise the national proportion of new homes to be built on previously developed land, including conversions of existing buildings, to 60 per cent. over the next 10 years. We also expect the regional conferences of local authorities to bring forward regional recycling targets.