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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the announcement of 4 January 2016, The Government will directly build affordable homes, whether the town centre, community facilities and commercial space at Northstowe are intended to open at the same time as the new homes take their first residents.

The direct commissioning pilots will follow the normal planning and commercial processes for determining the phasing of homes and associated facilities.