Question follow-through · 29740

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the prospective unitary authorities will prioritise housing provision.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
18 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the prospective unitary authorities will prioritise housing provision.

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    This Government has recommitted to delivering 1.5 million homes over this Parliament in our Plan for Change. These targets still apply to councils throughout the process of reorganisation.The potential impact of local government reorganisation on individu...

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