Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

New Towns

Status: Closed Opened: 8 Jan 2026 Closed: 1 May 2026

Inquiry scope

The Committee is examining New Towns in a one-off evidence session with Sir Michael Lyons, Chair of the New Towns Taskforce, and Matthew Pennycook, Minister for Housing and Planning.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
13 Jan 2026	Oral Evidence Cathy Francis · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Matthew Pennycook · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sir Michael Lyons · New Towns Taskforce	View ↗

Who gave evidence

3 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Cathy Francis · Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	1
Matthew Pennycook · Minister of State for Housing and Planning	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	1
Sir Michael Lyons · Chair	New Towns Taskforce	1

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
25 Mar 2026	To committee	Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning dated 23 March 2026 concerning the New Towns Consultation