Brownfield development and protecting the Green Belt
A debate on the brownfield development and protecting the Green Belt has been scheduled for Westminster Hall for Thursday 9 February 2023. The debate will be opened by Wendy Morton MP.

This note provides an overview of City Deals, with details on the 31 that have been successfully negotiated since July 2012.
City Deals (1 MB , PDF)
City deals are bespoke packages of funding and decision-making powers negotiated between central government and local authorities and/or Local Enterprise Partnerships and other local bodies.
Between July 2012 and August 2014, 26 city deals were agreed. The first wave, completed in July 2012 covered the 8 largest English cities outside London; the second wave, completed in July 2014 covered the next 14 largest English cities and their wider areas, as well as the next 6 English cities and areas with the highest population growth between 2001 and 2010.
In August 2014, Glasgow and the Clyde Valley became the first area outside England to agree a deal.
Since 2014, five further deals have agreed in Scotland, two in Wales and one in Northern Ireland.
The 2018 Budget saw the government commit to begin negotiations for a deal covering the Derry City and Strabane District Council area. A Heads of Terms document was signed in February 2021, though a finalised deal has not yet been agreed.
City Deals (1 MB , PDF)
A debate on the brownfield development and protecting the Green Belt has been scheduled for Westminster Hall for Thursday 9 February 2023. The debate will be opened by Wendy Morton MP.
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