Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 94174

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve the District Council power to evict travellers and illegal encampments from council-owned land to Town and Parish councils.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Government currently has no such plans. Policy announcements will be made in the usual way.