Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112406

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between housing supply and economic growth in a) Leicester b) Leicestershire and c) the East Midlands.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Investment in housing and infrastructure in all parts of the country, including Leicester, Leicestershire and the East Midlands, drives future economic growth and higher living standards.