Written questions

Green Belt: West Midlands

Commons · Question 87307 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his Department's policy to (a) guarantee that green belt protections in the West Midlands will be maintained under the devolution of planning powers to the reg

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Nov 2025

The new planning powers and investment flexibilities in the London Housing Delivery package announced jointly with the Mayor of London on 23 October reflect the importance of the Mayor’s role in housing delivery. Through the Planning and Infrastructure an...