Question follow-through · 123076

Planning Obligations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing for greater pooling of section 106 funds between local authorities to free up unspent funding.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing for greater pooling of section 106 funds between local authorities to free up unspent funding.

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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