"I am today setting out the next steps the Government are taking to unleash ambitious and high-quality sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge as part of our plans to supercharge growth in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor.
The economic growth of Cambridge over recent years has been a phenomenal success and the city …..." Matthew Pennycook - View Speech
"The Government have a manifesto commitment to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation, and to strengthen planning obligations to ensure new developments provide more affordable homes.
Section 106 agreements are, and will remain, an essential mechanism for delivering social and affordable housing. They …..." Matthew Pennycook - View Speech
"On 2 July 2025 we published a five-step plan to kickstart a decade of social and affordable housing renewal and set out this plan to the House in a written ministerial statement—HCWS771.
Today I am providing a progress update on the implementation of the plan, as well as confirming next …..." Matthew Pennycook - View Speech
"I note the initial positive tone from the shadow Minister in welcoming the draft Bill. I am slightly reluctant, on what is usually a matter of cross-party consensus, to be too critical of him, but it is a bit rich to criticise this Government, given that the previous Government cherry-picked …..." Matthew Pennycook - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, for those fair and pertinent questions. I will answer each of them in turn. We published a whole series of documents at 7 am, including a copy of the draft Bill. That also included a …..." Matthew Pennycook - View Speech