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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress HM Land Registry has made in digitising the land register.

The Title (Land) Register consists of information held in a variety of formats, including paper documents, scanned images, and digital images.

HM Land Registry (HMLR) is committed to digitising its data, while ensuring that data security, integrity and privacy remain paramount.

Work is underway in three key areas to transform HMLR's register information into a fully digitised format:

1. Digitising paper documents integral to the Register, such as Leases and Conveyances, making them accessible and easier to manage.
2. Converting existing computerised data into a machine-interpretable format, facilitating seamless integration with modern digital systems.
3. Converting spatial data into an open and shareable format, making spatial information more accessible and useful for HMLR's stakeholders.

HMLR's longer term plans will integrate all its digitised information into a geospatial and fully digital Land Register that allows vital property information to be shared as spatial data. HMLR's Strategy 2025+, which is available on gov.uk here, sets out further details around its plans to support the property market and beyond with its data.