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New Towns

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 56028

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give Mayors the power to allocate new towns.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answers to Question UIN 35940 on 13 March 2025, Question UIN 42674 on 7 April 2025, and Question UIN 36088 on 14 March 2025.

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