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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026, published on 17 April 2026, and the transaction, Medway Council, Ref: 230000006, Recovery of Underspend, what was the programme to which the underspend recovery relates, and for what reason it was recovered.

The Hook Meadow scheme located in Medway, funded through Brownfield Land Release Fund 2.3, closed in June 2025. All funding awarded was returned.

The scheme closed due to significant delays by the local authority in the review of property assets relating to the library and community hubs. As the Hook Meadow Community Hub/Library is located on the same site as the proposed homes, the development could not move forward until decision making around the community hub was completed.