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Affordable Housing: West Dorset

Commons · Question 97672 · Tabled 5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that development firms meet their agreed affordable housing commitments in West Dorset.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 15 Dec 2025

The government is committed to strengthening the system of developer contributions to ensure new developments provide necessary affordable homes and infrastructure. Alongside measures to deal with the legacy problem of existing uncontracted S106 units, we...