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registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government remove filter
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Agriculture: Land more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward plans to strengthen the protection of best and most versatile agricultural land in national planning policy. more like this
tabling member constituency Bristol East more like this
tabling member printed
Kerry McCarthy more like this
uin 1135 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-09more like thismore than 2015-06-09
answer text <p>The use of best and most versatile farmland is for local planning authorities to lead through their Local Plans. This enables local communities to be consulted and to decide where development should go, and what local food-growing opportunities should be taken forward.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the importance for local planning authorities of taking account of the benefits of the best and most versatile farmland in preparing their Local Plans, including consideration of access to affordable, sustainable and healthy food.</p><p> </p><p>Local planning authorities must consult Natural England before permitting non-agricultural development on significant areas of such land if this is outside the Local Plan.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
grouped question UIN
1136 remove filter
1137 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-06-09T15:31:21.267Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-09T15:31:21.267Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis remove filter
tabling member
1491
label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy more like this
348547
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government remove filter
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Soil more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will instruct officials in his Department to discuss with their counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the feasibility of monitoring the loss to development of best and most versatile soil. more like this
tabling member constituency Bristol East more like this
tabling member printed
Kerry McCarthy more like this
uin 1137 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-09more like thismore than 2015-06-09
answer text <p>The use of best and most versatile farmland is for local planning authorities to lead through their Local Plans. This enables local communities to be consulted and to decide where development should go, and what local food-growing opportunities should be taken forward.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the importance for local planning authorities of taking account of the benefits of the best and most versatile farmland in preparing their Local Plans, including consideration of access to affordable, sustainable and healthy food.</p><p> </p><p>Local planning authorities must consult Natural England before permitting non-agricultural development on significant areas of such land if this is outside the Local Plan.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
grouped question UIN
1135 more like this
1136 remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-06-09T15:31:21.38Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-09T15:31:21.38Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis remove filter
tabling member
1491
label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy more like this