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Council Housing: Basildon and Thurrock

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105503

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102432 on Council Housing: Basildon and Thurrock, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government support

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not carry out assessments of the impact of government support on the potential number of additional council houses that might be delivered in each local area.

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