Question follow-through · 61818

Planning: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of continuing to fund (a) Strategic Environment Assessments, (b) Habitat Regulations Assessment screening, (c) the costs of Independent

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of continuing to fund (a) Strategic Environment Assessments, (b) Habitat Regulations Assessment screening, (c) the costs of Independent

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. We will ensure that local planning authorities continue to be appropriately funded for their neighbourhood...

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