Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Midlands Police on the potential impact on its decision to un-cap speeding prosecutions on road traffic accident rates in the region.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken locally by chief officers based on local needs and priorities.

The Home Office has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting the enforcement of speed limits in urban areas, nor has it had discussions with West Midlands Police regarding its approach to enforcement of speeding offences. Decisions on the deployment of speed cameras, including the type of camera used and where it is installed, the deployment of roads policing officers and the enforcement of speeding offences are operational matters for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Speed enforcement forms part of wider operational road safety activity undertaken by police forces in response to local risks and priorities.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of West Midlands Police to enforce speed limits through (a) traffic officers and (b) technological measures.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken locally by chief officers based on local needs and priorities.

The Home Office has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting the enforcement of speed limits in urban areas, nor has it had discussions with West Midlands Police regarding its approach to enforcement of speeding offences. Decisions on the deployment of speed cameras, including the type of camera used and where it is installed, the deployment of roads policing officers and the enforcement of speeding offences are operational matters for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Speed enforcement forms part of wider operational road safety activity undertaken by police forces in response to local risks and priorities.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting police enforcement of speed limits in urban areas.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken locally by chief officers based on local needs and priorities.

The Home Office has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting the enforcement of speed limits in urban areas, nor has it had discussions with West Midlands Police regarding its approach to enforcement of speeding offences. Decisions on the deployment of speed cameras, including the type of camera used and where it is installed, the deployment of roads policing officers and the enforcement of speeding offences are operational matters for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Speed enforcement forms part of wider operational road safety activity undertaken by police forces in response to local risks and priorities.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average A&E capacity utilisation rate is for (a) Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, (b) University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and (c) England.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England does not publish an accident and emergency (A&E) capacity utilisation for individual hospitals, National Health Service trusts or England. Consequently, the Department cannot provide the requested figures from published data.

The closest published measure is the general and acute (G&A) bed occupancy rate, which shows the proportion of available general and acute inpatient beds that are occupied. However, this is a measure of inpatient bed occupancy rather than emergency department capacity and should not be interpreted as an A&E capacity utilisation rate. The latest published G&A bed occupancy data is available through NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/critical-care-and-general-acute-beds-urgent-and-emergency-care-daily-situation-reports/

The Government recognises the sustained pressures facing urgent and emergency care services and is committed to restoring urgent and emergency care waiting times to the standards set out in the NHS Constitution. Through the Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26, backed by over £450 million of investment, the Government and NHS England are expanding Same Day Emergency Care services, Urgent Treatment Centres, Mental Health Crisis Assessment Centres and ambulance capacity to improve patient flow and reduce pressure on emergency departments.

NHS England has also published the Model Emergency Department and the Model Acute Pathway standards for the first 72 hours of care, supporting earlier assessment, timely senior clinical review, faster clinical decision-making and improved patient flow. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust continues to work with NHS England and Getting It Right First Time teams to improve urgent and emergency care performance.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between area deprivation levels and road traffic accident rates.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Statistics on the proportion of reported road casualties in England by deprivation level are published on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-casualties-and-deprivation-factsheet-2024-england

Generally, there are a higher proportion of road casualties who live in the more deprived areas. In 2024, the difference in casualties between the most deprived 10% and least deprived 10% IMD decide was 4.9 percentage points, with 11.8% of casualties living in the most deprived 10% of areas, compared to 6.8% for the least deprived 10%.

Within the Road Safety Strategy, we committed to monitoring a Safety Performance Indicator regarding the proportion of casualties in road traffic collisions with Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) in the lowest decile. The Safety Performance Indicators will be monitored as part of delivery of the Road Safety Strategy.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road safety funding has been allocated to constituencies in the most deprived 10% nationally in each of the last three years.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport does not routinely collect or publish data on road safety funding allocations by parliamentary constituency or by levels of deprivation. Most road safety-related funding is allocated to local highway authorities, and funding decisions on individual road safety measures are generally made at local level.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between traffic calming measures and rates of active travel in urban areas.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Active Travel England’s published Rapid Evidence Assessments contain evidence that traffic calming measures can support increased walking, cycling and other forms of active travel in urban areas. Relevant interventions include traffic-free areas, road closures, School Streets, low-speed streets and traffic-free cycling infrastructure. The evidence suggests these measures can increase walking and cycling, improve perceptions of safety, and reduce traffic volumes and speeds.

The Rapid Evidence Assessments are available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluating-the-impact-of-active-travel-investmentc.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding streams are available to support local authorities implementing traffic calming measures in areas with road traffic accident rates above the national average.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport is providing all Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) with multi-year consolidated funding settlements, giving LTAs greater freedom and flexibility to make the strategic decisions that best impact their local areas. Elements of this funding settlement could be spent on traffic calming measures if they are a priority for the LTA.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to support local authorities implementing Vision Zero road safety strategies in areas with high fatal accident rates.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all.

The Strategy includes commitments to refresh best practice on setting local speed limits, update guidance on the use of speed and red-light cameras, and publish a new edition of the Manual for Streets.

The Strategy sets an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65%, and 70% for children under 16, by 2035.

We recognise some local authorities may wish to go further and set more ambitious local targets. Many local authorities also have targets in place, many of which are a 50% reduction in KSIs by 2030, as well as some having vision zero targets. We welcome these approaches. We do not want to deter this ongoing work by unilaterally setting targets for local authorities.

Road safety is a shared responsibility, and this strategy reflects that. It considers action needed by government, local authorities, industry, emergency services and communities to tackle the causes of collisions and save lives.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total acreage of land held by HS2 Ltd at the Washwood Heath RSMD site is; and how many acres of that land are required for operational purposes.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The total area of the Washwood Heath site (inc. future commercial development land, green corridor, internal access roads, etc.) is 150 acres, of which approximately 80 acres are for operational purposes.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for road safety funding her Department has received from Birmingham City Council in each of the last three years; and how many of those applications were successful.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department has received one application for road safety funding from Birmingham City Council in the past three years. Birmingham City Council was invited to submit an application to the Safer Roads Fund in 2023 for safety improvements on the A41 route, which had been identified as eligible for funding under the programme.

The Council proposed that funding instead be directed towards improvements on the B4514/B4217. However, these roads fell outside the scope and eligibility criteria of the Safer Roads Fund.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that could be supported on non-operational land at the HS2 Washwood Heath site.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

It is envisaged that around 1,000 jobs will be created on the commercial development site to the south of the depot.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many acres of land at the Washwood Heath RSMD site HS2 Ltd requires for operational purposes for (a) the Network Control Centre and (b) the rolling stock maintenance depot.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

a) Approximately 4 acres

b) Approximately 76 acres

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when HS2 Ltd plans to publish its final land specification for the Washwood Heath RSMD site.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Subject to Taylor Woodrow-Aureos (depot D&B contractor) confirmation, it is currently proposed that an updated Schedule 17 application (including final plans) will be submitted Q2/Q3 of 2027.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing road traffic accidents in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) the Netherlands.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera installations on casualty numbers, speeding violations or fatal road traffic collisions in urban areas.

The deployment and operation of speed camera systems are matters for local police forces and traffic authorities, which are responsible for decisions on where cameras are installed.

The Department provides guidance on the use of speed and red-light cameras and has committed to updating this guidance as part of the Road Safety Strategy, with evidence gathering and assessment forming part of that work. The Department does not maintain a central record of average speed camera systems installed in England or of local authorities that may have received funding support for such installations.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many average speed camera systems have been installed in England in each of the last five years; and which local authorities have received funding support for such installations.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera installations on casualty numbers, speeding violations or fatal road traffic collisions in urban areas.

The deployment and operation of speed camera systems are matters for local police forces and traffic authorities, which are responsible for decisions on where cameras are installed.

The Department provides guidance on the use of speed and red-light cameras and has committed to updating this guidance as part of the Road Safety Strategy, with evidence gathering and assessment forming part of that work. The Department does not maintain a central record of average speed camera systems installed in England or of local authorities that may have received funding support for such installations.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing (a) speeding violations and (b) fatal road traffic accidents in urban areas.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera installations on casualty numbers, speeding violations or fatal road traffic collisions in urban areas.

The deployment and operation of speed camera systems are matters for local police forces and traffic authorities, which are responsible for decisions on where cameras are installed.

The Department provides guidance on the use of speed and red-light cameras and has committed to updating this guidance as part of the Road Safety Strategy, with evidence gathering and assessment forming part of that work. The Department does not maintain a central record of average speed camera systems installed in England or of local authorities that may have received funding support for such installations.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of average speed camera installations on urban roads on numbers of casualties.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera installations on casualty numbers, speeding violations or fatal road traffic collisions in urban areas.

The deployment and operation of speed camera systems are matters for local police forces and traffic authorities, which are responsible for decisions on where cameras are installed.

The Department provides guidance on the use of speed and red-light cameras and has committed to updating this guidance as part of the Road Safety Strategy, with evidence gathering and assessment forming part of that work. The Department does not maintain a central record of average speed camera systems installed in England or of local authorities that may have received funding support for such installations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms exist for his Department to intervene when local authorities are unable to deliver promised regeneration.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The government believes in the power of local authorities to deliver regeneration and that is why we introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Act to reform the planning system and give local authorities the powers they need. In planning matters, the Secretary of State has powers, in certain circumstances, to call in planning applications or recover appeals for determination. My department also monitors local planning authority performance on the speed and quality of decision-making. Authorities that fail to meet the statutory thresholds may be designated, allowing applicants the option to apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate.

The government is ensuring that local authorities have the resources they need to plan effectively and deliver growth. This includes significantly increasing our ambition to grow the planning workforce — targeting around 1,400 new recruits across the planning system by the end of this Parliament. Alongside recruitment, we are funding specialist training and advice through the Planning Advisory Service, supporting complex developments via ATLAS, and providing targeted funding to the authorities under the greatest pressure to help accelerate applications and get projects built more quickly. My department also supports Mayors, where appropriate, to establish Mayoral Development Corporations as a mechanism to accelerate regeneration and development.

Where severe concerns arise about an authority’s ability to discharge its functions effectively, the Department may consider whether there are wider systemic failures impacting compliance with the Best Value Duty. Where an authority is failing, or is at risk of failing, to comply with that duty, the Secretary of State has powers to inspect and intervene under the Local Government Act 1999.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of trends in the number of fatal road traffic accidents in (a) Birmingham and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport publishes statistics on reported road traffic collisions annually. The number of reported fatal road traffic collisions in Birmingham and Great Britain in each of the last five years is shown in the table below.

The Department for Transport has not made a comparative assessment of trends in the number of fatal road traffic collisions in Birmingham and Great Britain over the last five years.

Information on reported road casualties and collisions is published annually as part of the Department's road safety statistics, including data at local authority level. These statistics are available on GOV.UK.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the cost-benefit ratio of investing in traffic calming infrastructure compared to healthcare costs from road traffic accidents.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of the cost-benefit ratio of traffic calming infrastructure compared with healthcare costs arising from road traffic collisions. Decisions on the provision of traffic calming measures are a matter for local highway authorities, which are responsible for managing their road networks and assessing local needs and priorities.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse has been of HS2 Ltd holding the Washwood Heath RSMD site since acquisition.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

BBV has been working on the Washwood Heath Depot site since September 2020. The contract for the design and construction of the Washwood Heath Depot and Network Integrated Control Centre was awarded on 30th April 2026 to the TWA Joint Venture. Total costs will be made available as the work progresses.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue has been generated from speed camera enforcement penalties in England in each of the last five years.

Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury does not hold data on flows into the consolidated fund from speeding camera enforcement penalties. Revenue generated from fines for motoring offences is retained by Departments or directed into the Consolidated Fund.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relative effectiveness of (a) average speed cameras, (b) speed bumps, (c) chicanes and (d) raised crossings in reducing vehicle speeds on urban roads.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Decisions on the use of speed management measures on local roads, including speed cameras, traffic-calming measures, chicanes and raised crossings, are for local traffic authorities, working with local partners. They are best placed to assess which interventions are appropriate for their roads, taking account of factors such as road layout, traffic volumes, collision history, speed limits and the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and other road users.

The Department provides guidance to support local authorities on speed management, including the setting of local speed limits and the use of speed and red-light cameras. The Department has begun work to update guidance as part of the Road Safety Strategy.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the full text of each of the UK’s critical minerals memoranda of understanding, dialogues, and other bilateral agreements, including wider initiatives such as supply chain resilience partnerships that cover critical minerals.

Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

A full list of the UK’s agreements, dialogues and memoranda of understanding on critical minerals is available on the webpage for the Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (published 23 June 2026). Where appropriate and in line with our discussions with partner countries, the full text of these agreements is also published on gov.uk.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of brownfield regeneration on community cohesion.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has made no such assessment.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Poolway Centre site in Garretts Green, Birmingham, is eligible for funding under current brownfield regeneration schemes.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government has announced £5bn of capital grant funding for infrastructure and land through the National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF).

£175 million of the NHDF has been allocated to West Midlands Combined Authority through the Integrated Settlement to deliver projects in the region. Eligibility of site in question will be determined by the Combined Authority.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made towards meeting the Government's brownfield-first housing delivery targets in urban areas with high unemployment.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 91369 on 27 November 2025 and Question UIN 106779 on 27 January 2026. My Department is currently analysing the feedback received to the consultation on the new National Planning Policy Framework and will publish our response in due course.

In December 2024, the government implemented a new standard method for assessing housing needs, that better directs new homes to where they are most needed and least affordable. The new method focusses growth in our city regions – housing need across Mayoral Combined Authority areas increases by over 20% compared to the previous method.

During 2024/25 over 27 hectares of brownfield land were reclaimed on schemes supported by Homes England. Our Brownfield Infrastructure and Land programmes had unlocked capacity for over 51,000 homes by the end of 2024/25. Homes England will be reporting further delivery on brownfield land in its Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26 to be published later in July.

The £5 billion National Housing Delivery Fund, launched in April 2026, will be the main funding point for brownfield land, through Homes England and devolved allocations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is the Department taking to accelerate housing delivery on derelict urban sites?

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 91369 on 27 November 2025 and Question UIN 106779 on 27 January 2026. My Department is currently analysing the feedback received to the consultation on the new National Planning Policy Framework and will publish our response in due course.

In December 2024, the government implemented a new standard method for assessing housing needs, that better directs new homes to where they are most needed and least affordable. The new method focusses growth in our city regions – housing need across Mayoral Combined Authority areas increases by over 20% compared to the previous method.

During 2024/25 over 27 hectares of brownfield land were reclaimed on schemes supported by Homes England. Our Brownfield Infrastructure and Land programmes had unlocked capacity for over 51,000 homes by the end of 2024/25. Homes England will be reporting further delivery on brownfield land in its Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26 to be published later in July.

The £5 billion National Housing Delivery Fund, launched in April 2026, will be the main funding point for brownfield land, through Homes England and devolved allocations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is the Department taking to accelerate housing delivery on long-term derelict urban brownfield sites.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 91369 on 27 November 2025 and Question UIN 106779 on 27 January 2026. My Department is currently analysing the feedback received to the consultation on the new National Planning Policy Framework and will publish our response in due course.

In December 2024, the government implemented a new standard method for assessing housing needs, that better directs new homes to where they are most needed and least affordable. The new method focusses growth in our city regions – housing need across Mayoral Combined Authority areas increases by over 20% compared to the previous method.

During 2024/25 over 27 hectares of brownfield land were reclaimed on schemes supported by Homes England. Our Brownfield Infrastructure and Land programmes had unlocked capacity for over 51,000 homes by the end of 2024/25. Homes England will be reporting further delivery on brownfield land in its Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26 to be published later in July.

The £5 billion National Housing Delivery Fund, launched in April 2026, will be the main funding point for brownfield land, through Homes England and devolved allocations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure brownfield regeneration funding reaches projects in the most deprived constituencies.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has announced £5 billion of land and infrastructure capital grant funding. This funding, to be administered by a new, single National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) that will complement investment from our National Housing Bank, can be used to address viability gaps on brownfield sites.

NHDF funding is delivered by delivery partners including Homes England, established and non-established mayoral strategic authorities, One Public Estate, and others for specific place-based programmes, providing funding across the country.

Homes England will deliver a national programme, drawing on its strong track record of managing major housing and land programmes. Funding has also been devolved to mayoral authorities, with £1.3bn provided to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities, through Integrated Settlements, and £234m to non-established Mayoral Strategic Authorities through the Brownfield Housing Fund. This gives local leaders flexibility to drive delivery in their areas.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of funding availability for brownfield housing schemes in areas of high deprivation.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has announced £5 billion of land and infrastructure capital grant funding. This funding, to be administered by a new, single National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) that will complement investment from our National Housing Bank, can be used to address viability gaps on brownfield sites.

NHDF funding is delivered by delivery partners including Homes England, established and non-established mayoral strategic authorities, One Public Estate, and others for specific place-based programmes, providing funding across the country.

Homes England will deliver a national programme, drawing on its strong track record of managing major housing and land programmes. Funding has also been devolved to mayoral authorities, with £1.3bn provided to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities, through Integrated Settlements, and £234m to non-established Mayoral Strategic Authorities through the Brownfield Housing Fund. This gives local leaders flexibility to drive delivery in their areas.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms exist to provide financial support for housing developments that include community facilities and retail space in areas lacking basic amenities.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has announced £5 billion of land and infrastructure capital grant funding. This funding, to be administered by a new, single National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) that will complement investment from our National Housing Bank, can be used to address viability gaps on brownfield sites.

NHDF funding is delivered by delivery partners including Homes England, established and non-established mayoral strategic authorities, One Public Estate, and others for specific place-based programmes, providing funding across the country.

Homes England will deliver a national programme, drawing on its strong track record of managing major housing and land programmes. Funding has also been devolved to mayoral authorities, with £1.3bn provided to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities, through Integrated Settlements, and £234m to non-established Mayoral Strategic Authorities through the Brownfield Housing Fund. This gives local leaders flexibility to drive delivery in their areas.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for mixed-use regeneration projects that combine housing and retail development in areas of high deprivation.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has announced £5 billion of land and infrastructure capital grant funding. This funding, to be administered by a new, single National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) that will complement investment from our National Housing Bank, can be used to address viability gaps on brownfield sites.

NHDF funding is delivered by delivery partners including Homes England, established and non-established mayoral strategic authorities, One Public Estate, and others for specific place-based programmes, providing funding across the country.

Homes England will deliver a national programme, drawing on its strong track record of managing major housing and land programmes. Funding has also been devolved to mayoral authorities, with £1.3bn provided to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities, through Integrated Settlements, and £234m to non-established Mayoral Strategic Authorities through the Brownfield Housing Fund. This gives local leaders flexibility to drive delivery in their areas.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average time taken from council approval to development commencement for mixed-use brownfield sites in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England as a whole.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department does not hold the information requested.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to brownfield regeneration projects in Birmingham in each of the last five years, and what is planned for the next three years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Over the last 5 years, West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) was allocated approximately £140million through the Brownfield Housing Fund. The Combined Authority separately contracted £68.5million in brownfield regeneration projects within Birmingham through the Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund.

We have now launched the National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) to drive housing delivery, including with support for brownfield regeneration projects. We have allocated £175million to the WMCA through the Integrated Settlement and they will make decisions on how to use that funding to support projects in the region.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new housing starts in the West Midlands in the last year were on brownfield sites.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department does not hold the requested information.

The government previously published statistics on the percentage of new residential addresses created on previously developed (brownfield) land. The most recent figures, for 2021-22, can be found on gov.uk here.

My Department is updating the land use statistics, which includes the new residential addresses release, to take advantage of new, more granular data from Ordnance Survey. Publication is expected to resume this year.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications for brownfield regeneration funding in the West Midlands have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) rejected in each of the last three years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Over the past three years, the West Midlands Combined Authority has been allocated approximately £42 million through the Brownfield Housing Fund.

The Combined Authority separately contracted £54.5million in brownfield regeneration projects within West Midlands through the Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund.

Homes England allocates funding for these brownfield programmes via continuous market engagement rather than applications during bidding windows.

The Combined Authority collects and holds information on the specific number of received, approved, and rejected schemes.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the availability of capital funding for brownfield housing developments led by housing associations.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department has made no such specific assessment.

Registered Providers can bid for grant funding for eligible developments through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, including those on brownfield land.

My Department launched the National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) on 1 April 2026. The NHDF will provide c.£5 billion of capital grant funding for infrastructure and land from 2026 to 2030. This includes £1.3 billion allocated through the Integrated Settlement for Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities (EMSAs) to support mayors to deliver more housing over the Spending Review period.

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee

Found: Current membership Liam Byrne (Labour; Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) (Chair) Dan Aldridge

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Found: Security and Asylum Rt Hon Dame Karen Bradley MP Chair of the Home Affairs Committee Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Found: Watch the meeting Business and Trade Sub-Committee members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); John Cooper;

Found: Labour; Warwick and Leamington) (Chair) Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative; Staffordshire Moorlands) Liam Byrne

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; Chris Bloore; John Cooper; Alison

Found: the meeting Members present: Matt Western (The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Lord Boateng; Liam Byrne

Found: the meeting Members present: Matt Western (The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Lord Boateng; Liam Byrne

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; Chris Bloore; John

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; Chris Bloore; John

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; Chris Bloore; John

Found: report expected to be published in the coming weeks, its initial findings suggest these Rt Hon Liam Byrne

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Found: Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Email: [email protected]

Found: Admiralty Place London SW1A 2DY The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Found: Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee

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Found: Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Email: [email protected]

Found: Building Admiralty Place London SW1A 2DY The Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Found: London Admiralty Place SW1A 2HP SW1A 2DY www.gov.uk 6th July 2026 Rt Hon Liam Byrne

Found: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS Liam Byrne

Found: Admiralty Place Whitehall London SW1A 2DY Liam Byrne

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Justin

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Justin

Found: Current membership Liam Byrne (Labour; Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) (Chair) Dan Aldridge

Found: 497 Department for Business and Trade (2026) Consumer Action Plan, letter from Peter Kyle MP to Liam Byrne

Found: Letter dated July 2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding 2 documents for deposit in the

Found: Letter dated July 2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding 2 documents for deposit in the

Found: Letter dated July 2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding 2 documents for deposit in the

Found: Letter dated 06/07/2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding publication of the framework

Found: Letter dated 06/07/2026 from Kate Dearden MP to Liam Byrne MP regarding publication of the framework

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