Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 2 July 2020Answered: 9 July 2020
Asked by
Chris Elmore
Labour — Bridgend
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
Matthew Pennycook
There are legitimate reasons why developer contributions can be held by local authorities—for example, so that they can complete phased development, or bring forward other sites over a period of time—but we are aware that certain local authorities hold, in some cases, significant sums, and we are giving the matter some attention.