Question follow-through · 33264

Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding for the building of social housing in rural areas.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
4 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding for the building of social housing in rural areas.

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 25804 on 10 February 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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