Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many English councils do not have finalised local plans signed off by his Department.

Plan-making has significantly improved under this Government and the Coalition. 72% of local planning authorities have an adopted Local Plan in place compared to 17% in 2010. 87% of authorities have published Local Plans as at 31 October 2016 compared to only 32% by May 2010.