§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his policy on land value taxation and brownfield development. [126105]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe Government are considering the potential role which fiscal instruments could play in helping to regenerate our towns and cities 9W and protect our countryside. Our forthcoming Urban White Paper will take forward the Government's programme for achieving an urban renaissance and our response to Lord Rogers' s Urban Task Force.
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has no plans to make a statement. Final decisions on taxation are a matter for the Chancellor.