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Housing: Construction

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 25 March 2025UIN 39650

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of the new homes her Department has committed to delivering over the course of this Parliament have been (a) planned, (b) started and (c) completed.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government publishes quarterly data on planning applications and housing starts and completions.

The latest data on planning application statistics can be found on gov.uk here.

Data on housing starts and completions can be found on gov.uk here. The main measure of housing supply is net additional dwellings, the latest data on which can be found on gov.uk here.

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