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Green Belt: Essex

Commons · Question 105177 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

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

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Jan 2026

The 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...