§ Lord Ezraasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in view of the uncertainty about the future levels of new housing development in the South East (and the distribution between counties) over the period to 2016, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions will withdraw his Direction requiring West Sussex County Council to provide for an additional 12,800 dwellings in the county by 2011. [HL4819]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)The Government are intending to announce the next steps on Regional Planning Guidance for the South East shortly.