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Housing: Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to reclassify housing as essential infrastructure.

answeredDr Ellie ChownsTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
16 Jun 2025
Answer
20 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to reclassify housing as essential infrastructure.

  2. 16 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    On 19 June, the government published UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy. This sets out a long-term vision to deliver the infrastructure needed to drive the government’s missions, backed by at least £725 billion in infrastructure investment over the nex...

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