Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105177
Green Belt: Essex
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ensure that new infrastructure projects protect the green belt in a) Essex and b) Romford constituency.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government is committed to preserving Green Belts which have served England's towns and cities well over many decades, not least in terms of checking the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas and preventing neighbouring towns merging into one an...
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