Written questions

Community Development and Parish and Town Councils

Commons · Question 60600 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) local communities and (b) town and parish councils can shape development and growth in their local areas.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 25 Jun 2025

Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards.Locality were informed of the decision and set it out on the official neighbourhood planning website, where...