Written question asked by Lord Redwood (Conservative) on Monday, 4 April 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the Government's proposed new housing for the South East; what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) road and (b) rail infrastructure of the new housing he proposes for the South East; what proportion of the proposed new houses for the South East he expects to be built on brownfield sites; what his estimate is of the cost of additional public facilities of all kinds to serve the people living in the additional houses he proposes for the South East.

Answer: Mr. Redwood: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of the Government's proposed new housing for the South-East; [224781] (2) what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) road and (b) rail infrastructure of the new housing he proposes for the South-East; [224782] (3) what proportion of the proposed new houses for the South-East he expects to be built on brownfield sites; [224783] (4) what his estimate is of the cost of additional public facilities of all kinds to serve the people living in the additional houses he proposes for the South-East. [224784] Keith Hill: These are all matters for the South East England Regional Assembly as part of their preparation of the draft South East Plan, upon which they are currently carrying out a public consultation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1603W; 224781;224782;224783;224784
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Construction Brownfield sites Housing Environment Infrastructure Railways Roads South East
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk