Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason he is yet to implement clauses 195 and 196 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and clauses 38 and 39 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 and Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 contain a package of measures to make the compulsory purchase system clearer, fairer and faster for all. These important reforms are being implemented on a staged basis: on 22 September we commenced a number of provisions in the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, and the Government will now take forward work on the outstanding measures.