§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will assess the impact his statement of 7 March on housebuilding will have on the Chelmsford Local Authority area; and, as a result of his statement, how many houses will have to be built in Chelmsford,(a) over the next five years and (b) over the next 16 years. [114782]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[pursuant to her answer, 16March 2000, c. 330W]: The Secretary of State's proposed changes to the Regional Planning Guidance for the South East and for the East of England will now be published on 27 March.