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Land Use: Wales

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 9593

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the devolution of powers for a vacant land tax in Wales on (a) housebuilding and (b) regeneration.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The policy design, legislation and implementation of any tax introduced under a new devolved vacant land tax power, including consideration of the impact of the tax on housebuilding and regeneration in Wales, would be a matter for the Welsh Government and Welsh Senedd to consider.

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