Written questions

Housing: Timber

Commons · Question 8832 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the planning system to encourage the use of domestic timber in house building.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jun 2026

My Department has made no such specific assessment.