Question follow-through · 102022

New Towns: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the localised flooding risk in each of the sites recommended by the New Towns Taskforce.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the localised flooding risk in each of the sites recommended by the New Towns Taskforce.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the independent New Towns Taskforce final report as well as the government’s initial response to it. Both can be found on gov.uk here.

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