Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102005
New Towns
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has conducted a lessons learned review of new settlements commenced since 2000 in the context of his plans for New Towns.
Answer
Matthew PennycookI refer the hon. Member to the independent New Towns Taskforce final report as well as the government’s initial response to it. Both can be found on gov.uk here.