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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025, to Question 23815, on Housing: Construction, what steps her Department is taking to continuously review the Party Wall Act 1996.

The Party Wall Act is an important piece of legislation which safeguards the interests of individuals and organisations where building work takes place adjacent to, or bridges, neighbouring properties.

While no date or decision has been made to review the party wall act, my officials are tasked with keeping the Act under continuous review by noting, recording and considering how issues concerning the Party Wall Act raised by members of the public and parliamentarians relate to wider government policies on housing, building safety and the built environment.