Question follow-through · 74256
New Towns: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 2 of the the report entitled New Towns for England, published by WPI Strategy in May 2025, whether her Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 2 of the the report entitled New Towns for England, published by WPI Strategy in May 2025, whether her Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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