Part of Housing, Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at on 22 February 2021.
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative, Thirsk and Malton
City of York Council is already the subject of written warnings by the Secretary of State’s Department for its failure to produce its first local plan since the 1950s, and has now again been reprimanded by inspectors for delays and errors in the production of that plan. Will he now step in and have this plan drafted for the council to send a clear message to it, and to any other council, that we will not tolerate those who seek to prevent the delivery of homes for rental and ownership?
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