Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 100126

Housing: Bricks

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how they plan to encourage developers to include swift bricks in 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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