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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures the Government is considering to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas in order to ensure they can be competitive in low value areas.

The government has no current plans to directly intervene to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas.

We are taking decisive action across a wide range of areas to support housebuilding across the country, including in lower value areas.

The Brownfield Land Release Fund provides funding to local planning authorities to help address market failures and viability gaps on small to medium sized brownfield sites.