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New Towns

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 62018

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of houses in new towns will be sold at market prices.

Answered by Alex Norris

The government established an independent New Towns Taskforce last year to develop recommendations on suitable locations for new towns to create new thriving communities, and act as a catalyst for economic growth. The Taskforce will deliver a final shortlist of recommendations to ministers this summer, including how to deliver and fund new towns.

We are learning lessons from the past to ensure that our next generation of new towns are well-connected, well-designed, sustainable and attractive places where people want to live and have all the infrastructure, amenities and services necessary to sustain thriving communities.

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