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 her Department's press release entitled Full steam ahead to fast-track more homes near stations, published on 17 August 2026, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of local authorities' ability to secure contributions towards the additional infrastructure required as a result of development around stations.

I refer the hon. Members to policies HC1, S2 and S5 of the new National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August.