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...