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Housing: Sewers and Unadopted Roads

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88435

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for the adoption of (a) highways and (b) drainage infrastructure on completed housing developments.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question UIN 81305 on 24 October 2025.

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