Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his oral contribution of 19 April 2021, Official Report, col 642, on Covid-19: Hospitality Venues and High Streets, what proportion of consultation responses supported his Department's proposed extension to permitted development rights to enable the change of use from the new Class E to residential use.

A summary of the responses to all of the questions asked in the consultation are available in the government’s response at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/supporting-housing-delivery-and-public-service-infrastructure/outcome/supporting-housing-delivery-and-public-service-infrastructure-government-response