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New Towns: Construction

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 69457

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of delivery timescales for New Towns Development Corporations on the ability of those corporations to build beautiful house

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Development corporations are well placed to achieve significant volumes of housebuilding at the same time as delivering high-quality and well-designed homes and neighbourhoods.

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