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Affordable Housing: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

Asked by Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 92839

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rural exception site policy in securing affordable rented housing in perpetuity for local people in rural and coastal towns.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 57293 on 16 June 2025.

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