Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 13 March 2018Answered: 20 March 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)

I do not blame my hon. Friend for trying, but for good reason we established an independent expert advisory panel—the new towns taskforce—to make recommendations to Ministers on the location and delivery of new towns. The taskforce will submit its final report to Ministers in the coming months.