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Land Use

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 103894

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to issue updated land use in England statistics.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department is working to update the land use statistics’ methodology to take advantage of new, more granular data from Ordnance Survey. Publication is expected to resume this year.

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