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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the construction industry in delivering more modern and high-quality prefabricated housing units.

The Government wants a housing market where all firms embrace innovation to become more productive and deliver a better product to the consumer. Using modern methods of construction (MMC) has the potential to get homes built faster and to higher quality standards.

We are encouraging MMC through our housing and planning programmes including Affordable Homes 2016-21, Build to Rent and Housing Zones, and through our National Planning Practice Guidance.

We are also providing funding. In October, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government launched the Home Building Fund, which aims to provide further support to builders using MMC, in addition to custom builders, small and medium-sized builders, and new entrants to the market. Full details are published at www.gov.uk/homebuildingfund