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Travellers: Caravan Sites

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 December 2025UIN 94174

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve the District Council power to evict travellers and illegal encampments from council-owned land to Town and Parish councils.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Government currently has no such plans. Policy announcements will be made in the usual way.

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