Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What support her Department is providing to councils to help them use their Housing Revenue Account to build council houses.”
Tabled: 1 September 2026Answered: 7 September 2026
Asked by
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op)
13. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of housing revenue account debt on the ability of local authorities to maintain and increase council housing stock.