Question follow-through · 14046
New Towns
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason a) Stotfold Garden Village, b) Tempsford and c) Milton Keynes scored differently for Objective 2 of the New Towns Programme methodology.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason a) Stotfold Garden Village, b) Tempsford and c) Milton Keynes scored differently for Objective 2 of the New Towns Programme methodology.
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
Building on the work of the independent New Towns Taskforce, my Department carried out its own assessment of potential locations for new towns. The full methodology and outcome of this assessment can be found at Annex C of the New Town Draft Programme whi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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