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Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 43892 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's official Spring Statement of 26 March 2025, whether the 1.3million homes to be built will be built in the UK or in England.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Apr 2025

The 1.3 million homes figure referenced represents a forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) based solely on the impact of the changes the government made to the National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December 2024. The OBR does not provi...