Written questions

Housing: Key Workers

Commons · Question 66487 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of (a) affordable and (b) social housing for key workers in North Cornwall constituency.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 21 Jul 2025

The government recognises the need for social and affordable housing for key workers in North Cornwall and other areas.The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that local planning authorities should assess t...