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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for a decision on the New Towns Programme.

We sought views on the draft New Towns Programme, preferred locations and the government’s proposed offer to potential new towns locations in the Spring.

We received almost 3,000 responses to the consultation.

We continue to analyse the feedback that was submitted and will set out next steps in due course.