Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the rate of housebuilding.”
Tabled: 27 October 2026Answered: 2 November 2026
Asked by
John Cooper
Conservative — Dumfries and Galloway
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
This Government are determined to achieve high and sustainable rates of house building, which is precisely why we have undertaken the most rapid, holistic and radical overhaul of the housing and planning system in decades. The headwinds are without question severe, but there are encouraging signs of progress, not least the 15% increase in housing starts that we saw over the last 12 months, ending in June this year.