MPs blast Prescott's plan for 200,000 new homes.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: March 30, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: JASON BEATTIE

JOHN PRESCOTT'S plans to build hundreds of thousands of new homes in London and the South-East were today trashed by MPs.

In a scathing report, the MPs said the rush to develop 200,000 homes a year over the next decade would result in "substandard" communities.

They accused Mr Prescott of driving through the development programme without plans for the necessary infrastructure.

The all-party Commons environmental audit committee said the delay in securing funding for roads, schools and hospitals was a " massive planning failure". It accused ...

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