Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 75354

Mayor of London: Planning

Tabled: 5 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Lewis Cocking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38045 on Councillors: Planning, if she will make it her policy to require the Mayor of London to undertake the same compulsory

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

As set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, it is the intention that mayors will be required to undertake mandatory training.