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Housing: South Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the (a) Housing Delivery Test is calculated separately for Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council and (b) five-year housing land supply

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the (a) Housing Delivery Test is calculated separately for Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council and (b) five-year housing land supply

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the correspondence sent to her on 16 March.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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