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Green Belt

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 98293

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent local authorities from reclassifying green belt land as grey belt to meet housing targets.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 26507 on 5 February 2025 and UIN 43157 on 7 April 2025.

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