Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 98412
Empty Property
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of derelict buildings across the UK.
Answer
Miatta FahnbullehDerelict buildings can blight communities and the Government is committed to giving communities the tools to revitalise them. The National Planning Policy Framework encourages and supports the development of under-utilised land and buildings, especially i...
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