Written questions

Market Towns

Commons · Question 28873 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of having a civic centre in every market town.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 17 Sep 2026

This Government recognises that too many neighbourhoods, including in market towns, have been let down by broken promises of renewal, resulting in the loss of valued community assets and the decline of local high streets. The Department has not made a spe...