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Neighbourhood Plans: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in Government funding for neighbourhood plans on rural communities in West Dorset constituency.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
4 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in Government funding for neighbourhood plans on rural communities in West Dorset constituency.

  2. 4 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59114 on the 19 June 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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