New Towns
Commons · Question 9457 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Peter Lamb
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering the recommendations of the Sir Mike Lyons New Town Commission report from September 2025.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jun 2026
The government tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. On 28 September 20...