An MP has hit out at plans to build more houses telling ministers his constituents are already sick to the back teeth of every green space being covered over.

Cullingworth and Denholme MP Philip Davies told the Commons the district had done its fair share of accommodating new homes and now other areas should take the burden.

Bradford Council has been told that in addition to the 50,000 homes it is expected to build it could be hit with a further increase in numbers.

As a “regional city” Bradford could be impacted by the 35 per cent rise in homes suggested in a blueprint for development by the Government.

The council believes the 50,000 new homes already demanded in the Regional Spatial Strategy was too much.

A meeting of the council’s executive resolved to submit its formal response to Yorkshire and Humber Assembly, stating it was “not possible or desirable to consider revised and additional growth figures at this stage”.

Speaking in Commons business questions, Mr Davies (Con) told Commons leader Harriet Harman of the opposition in his constituency.

He said: “My constituents are sick to the back teeth of every scrap of green space being built on. It has been imposed on them by regional government, which is both unelected and unaccountable. May we have a debate about this, as it is of great concern to many constituents?”

Miss Harman told MPs there was a need for more homes across the area but regional committees were being set up to scrutinise the work done by the Regional Development Agencies, including Yorkshire Forward.