Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 95573

Affordable Housing: Construction

Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that development firms nationally meet affordable housing targets and do not reduce delivery on viability grounds.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to strengthening the system of developer contributions to ensure new developments provide necessary affordable homes and infrastructure.On 16 December 2025, we published a consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy...

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