HOUSE BUILDING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Early day motion 897, tabled 10 March 2005 by David Lidington (Conservative). Signed by 6 members.

That this House expresses its deep concern at the plans to impose massive house building on Buckinghamshire; 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 for not adequately considering the environmental impacts of the proposed increase in house building, with the environment as principal loser, for establishing the principal role of planning as being simply to meet market demand without regard to democratic accountability, for not having an adequate evidence base, for not referring to environmental protection, and for making efforts towards sustainability that are little more than window dressing; and calls on the Government to undertake the research recommended by the Committee to amend its plans to take account of the environmental impacts and to commit itself not to proceed with its plans before proper provision has been made for new transport, water and sewerage infrastructure and for public services.

Signatures by party: Conservative 6.