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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to local authorities who have not adopted or updated their Local Plan.

Sixty five per cent of local authorities have adopted a Local Plan, compared to only 17 per cent in May 2010. We want to see full up-to-date plan coverage. The Department provides targeted support to local authorities and funds support from the Planning Advisory Service and the Planning Inspectorate.