Oral Question·Department for Exiting the European Union
“What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on whether UK cities should bid for the 2023 European Capital of Culture.”
Tabled: 11 December 2017Answered: 14 December 2017
Asked by
Alex Norris
Labour (Co-op) — Nottingham North and Kimberley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
Not least because we will only begin construction of the next generation of new towns towards the end of this Parliament, the Government have been clear that they will deliver over and above the targets produced by the standard method. We will, of course, keep under review how the taskforce’s forthcoming recommendations on new towns interact with housing targets across England.