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Affordable Housing and Social Rented Housing: Greater London

Asked by Bob BlackmanConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87277

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what alternative options for helping to deliver (a) affordable and (b) social housing in London have been considered by his Department.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

When developing policy, the government considers the merits of an extensive range of potential policy solutions.

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