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The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has welcomed
the appointment of John Denham MP as the new Secretary of State for
Communities (CLG) and Local Government and urged him to hit the
ground running on climate change and housing issues.
TCPA Chief Executive Gideon Amos OBE said:
“There is a genuine opportunity to focus on the real
priorities for the country, pressing climate change and housing
need. John Denham has shown his keen interest in delivering genuine
sustainable development and energy efficiency measures in his
Southampton constituency - these issue must take centre stage in
CLG’s work.”
Mr Denham also has excellent experience of local government and
the housing sector from his time as a Southampton City Councillor
from 1989 until 1993, where he was Chair of the City's Housing
Committee.
