HC Deb 31 January 2002 vol 379 c442W
Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how the proposals in the Planning Green Paper will deliver sustainable development; and if he will make a statement. [29897]

Ms Keeble

The consultation document "Planning: delivering a fundamental change" states in paragraph 1.2we need good planning to deliver development that is sustainable and which creates better places in which people can live and work". The Green Paper proposes to create a better, faster and fairer planning system with sustainability at its heart.