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Community Assets

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 July 2025UIN 66084

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether statutory guidance on Community Right to Buy provisions in the English Devolution Bill will recognise environmental impact when determining the value of community assets.

Answered by Alex Norris

The government recognises the vital role of community spaces and wants to see them thriving again. Community Right to Buy will empower local people to bring community spaces back into community ownership.

These provisions were introduced on 10 July in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Subject to parliamentary passage, statutory guidance will be introduced in due course.

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