HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 c35W
Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many new homes will need to be built in West Sussex in(a) the next 15 years and (b) over each of the next five years as a result of his housebuilding policy announcement on 7 March. [114402]

Mr. Raynsford

On 20 March we will be publishing, for consultation, the full details of our proposed changes to regional planning guidance for the South-East. These will include an illustrative breakdown of housing to county areas within the region to achieve the overall level of 43,000 new homes a year outside London announced on 7 March. This will include an annual rate of provision for West Sussex. We will be seeking the views of the local authorities in the region, through SERPLAN, and those of other interested parties, on that distribution.