Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 100118

Housing: Bricks

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to consult on proposals to require (a) swift and (b) bat bricks to be incorporated into new buildings.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government recognises that swift bricks are a vital means of addressing the long-term decline of the breeding swift population. While swift brick coverage is increasing, we made clear during the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that we ...

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