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It was a cross-party committee and is independent of the Government. This Committee is now called the  Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, and scrutinises the new Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.\n\nFind out more on their website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/levelling-up-housing-and-communities-committee/\n\nYou can get updates on their work by following the Committee on Twitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/CommonsLUHC\n\nThis is a ‘select committee’. Find out how Select Committees work:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c\n\nYou can also sign up to the UK Parliament newsletter for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference: https://learning.parliament.uk/en/your-uk-parliament-newsletter-sign-up-form/","occurred_on":"2022-02-01","created_at":"2022-02-01T11:33:18.018Z","updated_at":"2022-02-01T11:33:18.018Z"},{"subject":"Original Government response","body":"This Government is committed to Green Belt protection, we have strong protection for other greenfield land and furthermore are promoting the efficient use of brownfield for new development\n\nThis Government is committed to protecting and enhancing the Green Belt, in line with our manifesto. Our strong protections for the Green Belt remain firmly in place. The National Planning Policy Framework states that a Green Belt boundary may be altered only in exceptional circumstances through the local plan process. A local authority should consider releasing land from Green Belt only if it can fully evidence that it has explored all other reasonable options for meeting its development needs. The authority should be able to show that it has been using brownfield land as much as possible, optimising the density of development, and discussing with neighbouring authorities whether they could accommodate some of the development required.\n\nThe Framework recognises that green infrastructure and accessible green space are beneficial to our health and well-being. Protections exist for differing types of green infrastructure. Where appropriate, communities can also use their Local or Neighbourhood Plans to designate areas as ‘Local Green Space’ to protect it from inappropriate development.\n\nIn addition, the National Planning Policy Framework expects local authorities to protect and enhance valued landscapes, soils and sites of biodiversity value, including trees and woodland. This involves recognising the character and beauty of the countryside. Poorer quality farmland should also be preferred if significant development on agricultural land is essential.\n\nThe Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should minimise the impacts on biodiversity and provide net gains. The Environment Act that will protect and enhance our environment for future generations has now passed into UK law. Through the Act, we will clean up the country’s air, restore natural habitats, increase biodiversity, reduce waste and make better use of our resources.\n\nThese changes will be driven by new legally binding environmental targets, and enforced by a new, independent Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) which will hold government and public bodies to account on their environmental obligations.\n\nFinally, this Government is committed to making the most of brownfield land. The Framework strongly encourages regeneration and re-use of brownfield, especially for housing, to help levelling up and relieve some of the pressure to consider greenfield land. However, brownfield sites vary greatly; it is for local authorities, in consultation with local people, to decide if land is suitable to redevelop. Every local authority is now required by law to publish a register of local brownfield land suitable for housing.\n\nTo support the take-up of brownfield, Government has set up the £4.35 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund; the £4.95 billion Home Building Fund; the £400 million Brownfield Housing Fund; and the £75 million Brownfield Land Release Fund. At Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced a further £300 million of locally-led grant funding for Mayoral Combined Authorities and local authorities to unlock smaller brownfield sites for housing. There is tax relief on work to decontaminate land, and we have reformed permitted development rules so that yet more homes can be created on brownfield.\n\nDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities\n\nThis response was given on 10 January 2022. The Petitions Committee then requested a revised response, that more directly addressed the request of the petition.","occurred_on":"2022-03-01","created_at":"2022-03-01T15:31:54.323Z","updated_at":"2022-03-01T15:31:54.323Z"},{"subject":"MPs debate impact of developing on greenbelt land","body":"Yesterday, MPs held a debate on the impact of new developments on greenbelt land in Westminster Hall. The debate was led by Taiwo Owatemi MP.\n\n* Watch the debate online[1] \n* Read the transcript of the debate[2]\n\nWhat is a Westminster Hall debate?\n\nWestminster Hall is the second chamber of the House of Commons. Westminster Hall debates give MPs an opportunity to raise local and national issues and receive a response from a government minister. Westminster Hall debates are general debates that do not end in a vote. \n\nFind out more about Westminster Hall debates[3].\n\nGet involved in the work of the UK Parliament\n\nSign up to the Your UK Parliament newsletter[4] for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference.\n\n[1]: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/425d4dc2-3fda-4ba2-a4a7-f52dee97c64b\n[2]: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-10-12/debates/A197E048-DD12-4EF8-88C7-714B53A92D47/NewDevelopmentsOnGreen-BeltLand\n[3]: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/debates/westminster-hall-debates/\n[4]: https://parliament.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3ad7e4c57a864f07e4db008c4&id=26d0645ea9","occurred_on":"2022-10-12","created_at":"2022-10-12T16:11:32.862Z","updated_at":"2022-10-12T16:11:32.862Z"},{"subject":"MPs debate housing targets and the planning system","body":"On Tuesday 15 November MPs debated housing targets and the planning system. Some MPs who took part in the debate raised concerns about new developments on green belt and greenfield sites.\n\n* Watch the debate[1]\n* Read a transcript of the debate[2]\n\nThis was a Westminster Hall debate, led by Gordon Henderson MP.\n\nWhat are Westminster Hall debates?\n\nWestminster Hall is the second Chamber of the House of Commons. \n\nWestminster Hall debates give MPs an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister. Any MP can take part in a Westminster Hall debate. \n\nDebates in Westminster Hall take place on ‘general debate' motions expressed in neutral terms. These motions are worded ‘That this House has considered [a specific matter]'. \n\nGet involved in the work of the UK Parliament\n\nSign up to the Your UK Parliament newsletter[3] for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference.\n\n[1]: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/ef3d0942-7bd5-49e5-bfa4-0e479783cf50\n[2]: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-11-15/debates/56F1F576-719B-406F-8B5E-6F4121F25712/HousingTargetsPlanningSystem\n[3]: https://parliament.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3ad7e4c57a864f07e4db008c4&id=26d0645ea9","occurred_on":"2022-11-18","created_at":"2022-11-18T14:16:09.612Z","updated_at":"2022-11-18T14:16:09.612Z"},{"subject":"MPs debate brownfield development and protecting the green belt","body":"On Thursday 9 February MPs debated brownfield development and protecting the green belt. Some MPs who took part in the debate raised concerns about new developments on green belt and greenfield sites.\n\n* Watch the debate[1]\n* Read a transcript of the debate[2]\n\nThis was a Westminster Hall debate, led by Wendy Morton MP. Rachel McClean MP, the minister from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities responded to the debate.\n\nWhat are Westminster Hall debates?\n\nWestminster Hall is the second Chamber of the House of Commons. \n\nWestminster Hall debates give MPs an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister. Any MP can take part in a Westminster Hall debate. \n\nDebates in Westminster Hall take place on ‘general debate' motions expressed in neutral terms. These motions are worded ‘That this House has considered [a specific matter]'. \n\nGet involved in the work of the UK Parliament\n\nSign up to the Your UK Parliament newsletter[3] for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference.\n\n[1]: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/b0dfa97e-4631-4208-87cc-a16a75d3bc17\n[2]: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-02-09/debates/330E850E-2922-4940-A2BB-688777CB11FB/BrownfieldDevelopmentAndGreenBelt\n[3]: https://parliament.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3ad7e4c57a864f07e4db008c4&id=26d0645ea9","occurred_on":"2023-02-24","created_at":"2023-02-24T14:35:16.600Z","updated_at":"2023-02-24T14:35:16.600Z"}]}}}