Foreign Investment in UK: Telford

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 30 September 2024.

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Photo of Shaun Davies Shaun Davies Labour, Telford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) economic growth, (b) new homes and (c) new jobs that will be delivered by the Telford Land Deal; and whether her Department will take steps to extend the scope of the deal to other Government-owned land.

Photo of Matthew Pennycook Matthew Pennycook Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Department and Homes England are working with Telford and Wrekin Council through the Telford Land Deal and Funding and Co-operation Agreement to deliver up to 2,800 homes as well as 8,500 jobs and 300,000 sqm of employment floorspace. Homes England continues to engage with Telford and Wrekin Council and other councils across England on opportunities in their areas.

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