To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on improvements to infrastructure in relation to large scale new housing development. (190769)

[holding answer 29 February 2008]: The Department for Transport is a co-signatory of the Government’s PSA Target to “Increase Long Term Housing Supply and Affordability”. To support its delivery, the Department for Transport and the Department for Communities and Local Government have together developed a work programme that evaluates the need for infrastructure improvements to support housing growth. Progress on the work programme is reviewed by both Departments on a regular basis.