Nurseries
Commons · Question 8769 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the provision of nursery places in and near large new developments.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jun 2026
The importance of ensuring that a sufficient choice of early years places is available to meet the needs of existing and new communities is recognised in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). It makes clear that local planning authorities should ...