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Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80174

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to classify static caravans as buildings.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Caravans are temporary structures and the government has no plans to legally define them as buildings.

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