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Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81319

Infrastructure and Planning

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled Chancellor appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments, published on 12 September 2025, whether (a)

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Both the Secretary of State and I regularly engage with ministerial colleagues and advisors on a range of matters. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.