Context
The issue of overdevelopment and urban sprawl in Warwick and Leamington is causing concern. Recent data shows significant disparities between Government projections, the ONS estimates, and consultancy firm Lichfields' figures.
Question
Like communities up and down the country, the people of Warwick and Leamington are extremely concerned about overdevelopment and urban sprawl. When we look at the numbers from the district plan, we see 932 homes supposed to be built per year and the Government's figure from their “malgorithm” is 910 homes per year, whereas the ONS estimates 623 properties a year and, likewise, Lichfields 627. There seems to be a huge disparity between the figures from the ONS and Lichfields versus those of the Government. Will the Minister agree to meet me to discuss and explain the reasons for that because, on the face of it, the figures do not stack up?
Answer from Christopher Pincher
I am always happy, of course, to meet the hon. Gentleman, although he may be misinformed in so far as I think the local housing need for his own constituency and local authority is 627 a year, not the 910 that was projected in the Lichfields projections in the middle of last year.
Not addressed: The disparity in figures was not directly addressed; instead, the minister corrected what he perceived as misinformation and shifted to discuss funding.
How: Shifting To Discuss Unrelated Positive News
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