Housing Developers: Information on Associated Infrastructure

Part of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – in the House of Commons at on 22 January 2024.

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Photo of Lee Rowley Lee Rowley Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

My hon. Friend makes a hugely important point, and I am grateful for the time he has spent with me in my first couple of months in the job to highlight this issue, to articulate the problems and to show the real-life examples of where there is an issue. He is such a good champion of this issue for his Constituency. A substantial amount of infrastructure has been built all across the country, but where there are gaps it is hugely frustrating, and we will continue to work with assiduous Members such as my hon. Friend to try to close them.

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