Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 20260

Tabled: 28 August 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

ConservativeBraintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2026 to Question 18023 on Social Rented Housing: Eligibility, what is the legislative basis for the ban on local authorities not being able to d