Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112406
Housing: Construction
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester 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 PennycookInvestment 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.