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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024, to Question 2635, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what changes she plans to make to the Cambridge Growth programme; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in funding of that programme on (a) housebuilding and (b) development in Cambridgeshire.

I made clear the Government’s intention to realise the full potential of Greater Cambridge in a letter to local leaders published on 23 August and I visited the city to discuss matters with them, as well as meet other stakeholders, on 12 September.

Working collaboratively with local partners, we are determined to support ambitious and high-quality sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge and to help overcome the significant barriers that have held up planned development for essential housing and laboratory space.

We will set out further detail about our approach in due course.