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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Planning for new homes, published 8 February 2019, what steps he plans to take in response to the National Audit Office finding that developer contributions to the cost of infrastructure and affordable housing are not keeping pace with increases in house prices.

The Department does not respond to NAO reports ahead of Public Account Committee (PAC) hearings. The Department will respond to the PAC recommendations, following the PAC hearing, via the Treasury Minute process.

We recently consulted on draft regulations intended to ensure Community Infrastructure Levy is more market responsive. The consultation closed on 31 January. The Government will publish its response in due course.