Oral Question·Department for Transport
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 25 May 2023Answered: 8 June 2023
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
The Government strongly encourage broad community engagement in the planning process, and we want to see greater public participation in the development of local plans in particular. We are currently exploring new ways to increase and enhance community engagement in the planning process, including by improving access to planning data through its digitisation.