§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his estimate of the amount of green-field land that will be required to meet the Government's targets for new house-building by(a) 2010 and (b) 2015. [88785]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Government does not set targets for new house-building. Housing requirements are derived both locally and regionally and land for housing is allocated through the planning process. The Government's target is that 60 per cent. of additional housing should be built on previously developed land or should re-use existing buildings.