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Thatched Roofing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of thatching materials.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
28 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of thatching materials.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    My Department has no plans to make an assessment of the availability of thatching materials at this time.Following discussion with the National Society of Master Thatchers, Historic England has updated its roof guidance to clarify the decision-making proc...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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