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Housing: Timber

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 8832

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the planning system to encourage the use of domestic timber in house building.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has made no such specific assessment.

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