Question follow-through · 9457
New Towns
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering the recommendations of the Sir Mike Lyons New Town Commission report from September 2025.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering the recommendations of the Sir Mike Lyons New Town Commission report from September 2025.
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. On 28 September 20...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Unitary Councils
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for the greater efficiency of unitary authorities compared to two-tier areas.