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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to question 46975 on Housing: Construction, what is the definition of a trailblazer site at Wyton.

In March, the government established a new taskforce to support the release of surplus public sector land for housing.

Unused land will be identified, developed, and released by a cross-government collaboration, which will focus on getting it back into productive use as quickly as possible by removing barriers that have prevented houses coming forward at pace on vacant public land for too long.

This ambitious new partnership approach will explore new delivery models, establish collaborative agreements between the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Homes England, Network Rail and other government bodies, bring in the private sector – ultimately getting spades in the ground sooner to deliver homes faster, making the dream of homeownership a reality for many.

The early MOD sites selected as a focus for acceleration include Deverell Barracks in Ripon, Chetwynd Barracks in Nottinghamshire and Wyton Airfield in Cambridgeshire. All of these sites have significant potential for new homes.