Debate on sustainable housing in Blackpool
5 November 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Labour MP, Gorden Marsden, opened a Westminster Hall adjournment debate on sustainable housing strategies for Marton Moss in Blackpool. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Ian Austin, responded for the Government.
- Commons Hansard: Debate on sustainable housing in Blackpool
- Topical issues: Housing and planning
- About Parliament: Adjournment debates
An adjournment debate is simply a way of having a general debate without requiring the House to vote.
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