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Community Ownership Fund

Asked by Chris HinchliffLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 December 2024UIN 18796

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11941 on Community Ownership Fund, if she will publish details of options her Department is considering.

Answered by Alex Norris

This Government is committed to community ownership, and through the English Devolution Bill will introduce a new Community Right to Buy, which will make it easier for communities to take on valued assets, such as empty shops, pubs and community spaces.

All future funding is subject to the Spending Review, launched by the Chancellor on 2 August 2024. The Government will use the Spending Review to change the way public services are delivered by embedding a mission-led approach, driving forward public service reform and making the best use of technology to better deliver services. The Spending Review will set spending plans for a minimum of three years of the five-year forecast period.

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