Oral QuestionDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 15 May 2024Answered: 21 May 2024

Asked by

Richard Foord

Liberal DemocratHoniton and Sidmouth

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)

The Government are committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a generation. In our first eight months in office, we have announced £800 million in new funding for the affordable homes programme. This top-up will support the delivery of up to 7,800 new homes, with more than half being social rent homes. We will set out details of new investment to succeed the 2021-to-2026 programme at the spending review.