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Council Housing: Basildon and Thurrock

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102432

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Housing Sec pledges to 'go further than ever before' to hit 1.5 million homes, published on 16 December 2025, whether hi

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government is taking action to support all local authorities, including those in Thurrock and Basildon, to increase their levels of council housing construction.

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