A question on #PlanningPermission #Agriculture tabled by Helen Whately on 19-12-2024 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Planning Permission: Agriculture
Question ID: 1751674
UIN: 21341
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-19
Asking Member ID: 4527
Asking Member display name: Helen Whately
Asking Member handle: helen_whately
Asking Member Twitter reference: @helen_whately
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the commitment to safeguard the Best and Most Versatile agricultural land will be applied to planning decisions called in by the Secretary of State .
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Date answered: 2025-01-10
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The government places great importance upon our agricultural land and food production.The National Planning Policy Framework sets out how the best and most versatile agricultural land should be reflected in planning policies and decisions. We are maintain...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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