Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113897

Housing: Standards

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

LabourHeywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with local authorities to improve the quality of local housing stock.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Everyone deserves to live in a decent, warm, and comfortable home.The government recently consulted on both the content and implementation of a new, modernised Decent Homes Standard. The consultation outcome can be found on gov.uk here and the impact asse...

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