Written questions

Housing: Construction

2026-07-19 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · HL2289 · Official question

Lord Blencathra

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many local authorities are currently failing to meet their housing delivery targets; and what assessment they have made of whether existing measures to ensure local authorities comply with their housebuilding targets ar

Answer

The Government has two tests to determine whether authorities are meeting the housing needs of their areas: the Housing Delivery Test (HDT), which measures delivery against housing requirements over the previous three years, and five-year housing land sup...