Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Matthew Pennycook and David Smith

Monday 28th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Matthew Pennycook]

I am more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the matter further. On the principled point he raises, when local authorities are developing local development plans they can put a case forward to the inspectorate to be tested in examination, where they specify hard constraints of the type the hon. Gentleman has identified. When we talk about housing targets, we are talking about an identified housing need for a particular area, but those local plans will be tested by the inspectorate at examination to take into account some of the concerns he has raised.

[David Smith (North Northumberland) (Lab)]

10. What steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing.