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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech entitled Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking immediate action to fix the foundations of our economy, published on 8 July 2024, if she will list the items of red tape referred to.

Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people. To achieve it, we need to get Britain building again.

We know the planning system currently acts as a major brake on economic growth and we were clear in our manifesto that we need to change national planning policy to lift it.

The Chancellor’s speech sent a strong signal about the principles that will guide our fresh approach and we will make further announcements in due course.