A question on #EmptyProperty #CompulsoryPurchase tabled by Stuart Anderson on 13-06-2025 has been answered by Alex Norris.

Heading: Empty Property: Compulsory Purchase
Question ID: 1812513
UIN: 59770
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-13
Asking Member ID: 4742
Asking Member display name: Stuart Anderson
Asking Member handle: _AndersonStuart
Asking Member Twitter reference: @_AndersonStuart
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help local authorities in rural areas effectively use compulsory purchase orders to bring derelict buildings back into community use.
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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Answering Member ID: 4641
Answering Member display name: Alex Norris
Answering Member handle: AlexJJNorris
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AlexJJNorris
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Answer text: Local authorities have various compulsory purchase powers which they can use to acquire and develop derelict or empty properties. To assist them in the use of their powers, the government has implemented the package of reforms in the Levelling-up and Rege...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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