Written questions

Compulsory Purchase and Empty Dwelling Management Orders

Commons · Question 58965 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department collects on local authorities’ use of (a) Compulsory Purchase Orders and (b) Empty Dwelling Management Orders.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Jun 2025

My Department has published a register of decisions on compulsory purchase orders in England submitted by local authorities for confirmation since 2019. It can be found on gov.uk here.The Department does not collect data on the number of Empty Dwelling Ma...