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Mayor of London: Planning

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 75354

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38045 on Councillors: Planning, if she will make it her policy to require the Mayor of London to undertake the same compulsory

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

As set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, it is the intention that mayors will be required to undertake mandatory training.

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