Written questions

Affordable Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 62957 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is she taking to encourage the development of affordable homes on brownfield sites.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 2 Jul 2025

The government is committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should give substantial weight to the value of using...