Question follow-through · 105227

Land: Valuation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 88673 on Land: Valuation, what the public interest basis is for not disclosing the Valuation Office Agency’s viability rese

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
15 Jan 2026
Answer
21 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 88673 on Land: Valuation, what the public interest basis is for not disclosing the Valuation Office Agency’s viability rese

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    My Department is still analysing the research in question. We will keep the decision to publish any suitable and relevant information under review.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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