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2004-05
626
House-Building In Hertfordshire
Oliver Heald
2005-02-01
That this House expresses its deep concern at the plans to impose massive house building on Hertfordshire; notes that such plans are based on the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan launched by the Deputy Prime Minister; congratulates the Environmental Audit Committee on its report Housing: Building a Sustainable Future, which attacks the Government's plans as not adequately considering the environmental impacts of the proposed increase in house building, with the environment as principal loser, as establishing the principal role of planning as being simply to meet market demand without regard to democratic accountability, as not having an adequate evidence base, as not referring to environmental protection, as making efforts towards sustainability that are little more than window dressing and as likely to result in a dramatic increase in the number of properties flooded; calls on the Government to undertake the research recommended by the Committee to amend its plans to take account of the environmental impacts and not to take forward the current misconceived proposals, which would lead to overdevelopment in Hertfordshire and other parts of the South East and East, and to traffic congestion, train overcrowding and undue pressure on all local services; and condemns the Government for pressing ahead with this plan even though the East of England Regional Assembly has withdrawn its support.
Oliver Heald
2005-02-01
Proposed
North East Hertfordshire
Conservative
Mark Prisk
2005-02-01
Signed
Hertford & Stortford
Conservative
Marion Roe
2005-02-01
Signed
Broxbourne
Conservative
Peter Lilley
2005-02-01
Signed
Hitchin & Harpenden
Conservative
Richard Page
2005-02-01
Signed
South West Hertfordshire
Conservative
Bob Spink
2005-02-02
Signed
Castle Point
Conservative
Tim Loughton
2005-02-03
Signed
East Worthing & Shoreham
Conservative
Sydney Chapman
2005-02-04
Signed
Chipping Barnet
Conservative
Iris Robinson
2005-02-07
Signed
Strangford
DUP
James Clappison
2005-02-07
Signed
Hertsmere
Conservative