To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account she took of the Government’s declared aim in respect of affordable housing in rejecting the application of High Bickington Community Property Trust for consent to build affordable homes in that village. (74635)

The Secretary of State’s decision letter of 9 May sets out in detail the reasoning behind the decision. I know that the hon. Member already has a copy of this letter—I have also placed a copy in the House Libraries. Now that this decision has been issued, the Secretary of State has no further jurisdiction in the matter and it would not be appropriate to comment further on the particular merits of the proposal.