Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18597

Housing Supply

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planning restrictions on the level of housing supply.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of undefined planning restrictions on housing supply.