Question follow-through · 13268

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring empty homes back into use.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Nov 2024
Target answer date
13 Nov 2024
Answer
13 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring empty homes back into use.

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 6686 on 14 October 2024.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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