An MP has raised concerns in Parliament about developments on green spaces.

Beccy Cooper, MP for Worthing West, has been backing campaigns against housing developments on land in the town.

Last month she attended a protest against an application for 190 homes and a community development on farmland in Angmering.

Some 150 people gathered on the proposed site armed with placards to voice their frustrations.

Ms Cooper called the proposal “inappropriate” and said it does not “bring enough benefits to outweigh the harm on the landscape and character of Angmering”.

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On her return to Parliament after summer recess on Monday, Ms Cooper raised her constituents' concerns during oral questions.

Speaking to the House, she said: “Worthing West is 90 per cent developed and I am often contacted by residents who support new developments, particularly social rents and for first-time buyers, but are concerned that we must also value our increasingly urban green spaces.

“What steps are being taken to balance urban green space provision with our need for housing to ensure all our communities are able to thrive and stay healthy?”

In response, the minister for housing and planning Matthew Pennycook said: “The government is committed to ensuring that development both protects and provides for green space.

“I am more than happy to discuss the particular challenges that my hon friend faces in her part of the country."

Comments on the Angmering planning application can be submitted until September 21, while a decision is due by mid November.

Other contributions to the House yesterday came from Hove and Portslade MP Peter Kyle who gave his maiden speech. The secretary of state for science, innovation and technology highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence technology in hospitals.

He said: “It is all too easy to think of technology such as AI as being impersonal, alienating or distant, but the first thing I think about is people.

“Technologies can change our everyday lives in ways that are both ordinary and extraordinary.”

Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs Andrew Griffith also weighed in on the use of AI technology to boost productivity and wind and solar farms.