Lord Porter of Spalding – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Porter of Spalding on 2016-09-06.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the emerging findings of the Local Government Association’s Housing Commission report Building our Homes: communities and the future.

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

We welcome the work which the Local Government Association is doing to meet our shared aims of delivering the homes which communities need, and creating a housing market that works for everyone. Many of our existing measures will help to achieve those aims.

The government has already doubled the housing budget to help deliver a million homes and double the number of first time buyers. We have allocated £8 billion to deliver 400,000 affordable homes, including shared ownership, starter homes and homes for affordable rent. This government and its predecessor have pursued a wide range of actions to improve the speed of the planning process, and we are taking steps to diversify the market.

We look forward to reading the full report, and engaging with the Local Government Association on existing and future policies.