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Written question asked by Blake Stephenson (Conservative) on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 July 2026. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

New Towns

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason a) Stotfold Garden Village, b) Tempsford and c) Milton Keynes scored differently for Objective 2 of the New Towns Programme methodology.

Answer

Building on the work of the independent New Towns Taskforce, my Department carried out its own assessment of potential locations for new towns.

The full methodology and outcome of this assessment can be found at Annex C of the New Town Draft Programme which was consulted on between 23 March and 19 May 2026. That Annex can be found on gov.uk here.

Table 1 in Annex C sets out the objectives, sub-criteria and guidance that was applied to the longlist of locations that were assessed. Table 2 sets out the reasons why longlist locations, including Stotfold Garden Village, did not meet the programme objectives.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14046
Session
2026-27
Subjects
New towns
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk