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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Homes England on working with local councils to help them meet their environmental objectives.

One of Homes England’s four statutory objectives as set out in the Homes and Communities Act 2008 is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and good design in England. This continues to be an important part of my on-going conversations with the agency

Homes England works with local authorities as a matter of course and supporting their Environmental Objectives is an important part of this. For example, the Homes England Local Government Capacity Centre is offering learning sessions including Environmental Considerations in Brownfield Housing Schemes and a further one on Biodiversity Net Gain.