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By focusing the ‘new towns’ programme on urban extensions and urban regeneration schemes the Government has missed an opportunity to create a truly novel generation of distinct new towns. 121 Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Policy statement on new towns , 31 July 2024, 122 Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Building new towns for the future , 13 February 2025 123 Q 6 (David Hopkins, Katherine Adams) 124 Q 6 (Katherine Adams) 125 Ibid. 126 Written evidence from Mr Pierre Bidaud ( NTB0008 ) and the Stone Federation of Great Britain ( NTB0033 ) 127 Q 6 (Katherine Adams) 128 Q 13 (Katherine Adams) 129 Q 9 (David Hopkins) 130 Q 6 (Katherine Adams) 131 Ibid. 132 Q 6 (David Hopkins 133 See for example QQ 6 (Rebecca Larkin), 30 (Richard Cook) 134 Q 13 (Katherine Adams) 135 Q 29 (Richard Cook) 136 Ibid. 137 See for example QQ 21 (Simon Rawlinson), 29 (Richard Cook) and 30 (Alison Crofton) 138 Built Environment Committee, MMC sector may continue to struggle without a fresh approach from the Government , 26 January 2024 139 See for example written evidence from Mr Pierre Bidaud ( NTB0008 ), Dr Tariq Umar ( NTB0017 ), the Royal Institute of British Architects ( NTB0024 ), the National House Building Council ( NTB0026 ), Dr Vijay Pawar and Dr Colin Rose ( NTB0029 ) 140 Q 21 (Simon Rawlinson) 141 Written evidence from Dr Vijay Pawar and Dr Colin Rose ( NTB0029 ) 142 Q 21 (Jonathan Mitchell) 143 Q 21 (Sam Egan) 144 Q 21 (Sam Egan) 145 Q 4 (David Hopkins) 146 Ibid. 147 Q 21 (Simon Rawlinson) 148 Q 10 (David Hopkins) 149 Ibid. 150 See for example QQ 4 (Katherine Adams), 5 (David Hopkins), 44 (Professor Juliano Denicol), and written evidence from the National House Building Council ( NTB0026 ) and Mr Rami Saadi ( NTB0027 ). 151 Q 5 (David Hopkins) 152 Written evidence from Mr Pierre Bidaud ( NTB0008 ) 153 Q 4 (Katherin Adams) 154 Q 5 (David Hopkins) 155 Ibid. 156 Written evidence from Dr Tariq Umar ( NTB0017 ) 157 See for example QQ 6 (Rebecca Larkin), 31 (Richard Cook). 158 Written evidence from Dr Adeyemi Akintola and Dr Basirat Oyalowo ( NTB0030 ) 159 Ibid. 160 Written evidence from Dr Adeyemi Akintola and Dr Basirat Oyalowo ( NTB0030 ) 161 Built Environment Committee, New Towns: Laying the Foundations (2nd Report, Session 2024–26, HL Paper 183) 162 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, New Towns Draft Programme , 23 March 2026 < Back Next > © Parliamentary copyright 2026 A-Z index Glossary Contact us Freedom of Information Jobs Using this website Copyright Privacy notice Cookie policy Cookie Manager House of Lords - New Towns: Commit and Build - Built Environment Committee Accessibility Email alerts RSS feeds Contact us Home Parliamentary business MPs, Lords & offices About Parliament Get involved Visiting Education House of Commons House of Lords What's on Bills & legislation Committees Publications & records Parliament TV News Topics New Towns: Commit and Build Contents Chapter 6: Conclusion