Planning and House Building debate

Neil O'Brien MP planning

Neil O'Brien, MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston spoke in the Planning and House Building debate in Parliament on 8th October 2020.

During the debate, Neil spoke about the need for a fairer allocation of new houses and the need for better use of brownfield sites in cities like Leicester.

The video is available below and the full transcript can be found here: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2020-10-08c.1045.1#g1060.0

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