Written questions

Affordable Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 49869 · Tabled 1 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Margaret Mullane

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken with Homes England to encourage SMEs to build affordable homes.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 May 2025

The government has set Homes England a strategic objective that funding for the Affordable Homes Programme for 2021-26 should support use of small and medium-sized enterprise contractors. When Homes England assess a bid to the programme for funding, they ...