Question follow-through · 113861
Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support affordable housing delivery in rural areas.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support affordable housing delivery in rural areas.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework, that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making. The consultation includes proposals to strengthen support for rural exception sites, whi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Visitor Levy: South Shropshire
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an Overnight Visitor Levy on tourist numbers in South Shropshire.
First Time Buyers
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what action is being taken to remove bureaucratic barriers to home ownership for first-time buyers.
Pride in Place Programme: South Shropshire
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Community Right to Buy Fund reaches communities in South Shropshire constituency.