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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making membership of the Property Ombudsman scheme mandatory for registered estate agents.

I refer the Hon Member to the answers given in response to Question UIN 174410 on 4 April 2023 and Question UIN 190807 on 29 June 2023.