Ways and Means

My hon. Friend will know that we had a good debate about housing totals in Hertfordshire. We welcome our share of development in the area, but we do not welcome unsustainable development or development that has no environmental impact assessment. Unfortunately, that is what we are suffering at present. We ask only that the level of development is reasonable, not unreasonable. The unreasonable figure of 93,200 was not acceptable, but 79,200 was. It is a case not of no building, but of sustainable building. I know that my hon. Friend feels the same about that issue.