Written questions

Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 23736 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the geographic level at which housing targets are set will change in the event of local government reorganisation.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jan 2025

Strategic policy making authorities, which are normally district councils (in two tier areas), metropolitan districts councils and unitary authorities, are responsible for planning for local housing needs.The government intends to legislate to create a un...