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Housing: Construction

Asked by Shaun DaviesLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 100629

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress towards its target of delivering 1,500,000 new homes over the course of this Parliament.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Progress toward the government’s Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England in this Parliament will be measured through the number of net additional dwellings, the latest data on which can be found on gov.uk here.

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