Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102023

New Towns: Floods

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the New Towns Taskforce consulted flooding experts.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I 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.