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New Towns

Commons · Question 78586 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he plans to determine which proposed sites for new towns will go ahead.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Oct 2025

On 28 September 2025, the government published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report. Both can be found on gov.uk here.As set out in the initial government response, we warmly welcome all 12 of the locat...