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Housing Estates: Local Government Services

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102621

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to make it mandatory for local authorities to adopt certain shared facilities on new housing estates.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Members to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).

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