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Affordable Housing: Construction

Asked by Mrs Kemi BadenochConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 26 July 2024UIN 569

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will set affordable housing targets.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Government will reverse the damaging changes to national planning policy introduced in December 2023 and consult on other changes to the National Planning Policy Framework to boost the supply of housing of all tenures, including affordable homes, and support sustainable economic growth. Further details will be provided in due course.

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