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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has plans to encourage the (a) construction of bungalows and (b) increase of the supply of those homes into the new build market; and whether he has plans to undertake an assessment of the impact on the housing market of the lack of bungalows for sale.

As set out in our National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities should already assess the types of homes needed for different groups within their community and reflect this in their local planning policies.

We continue to drive up the supply of new homes, by diversifying the market, including tenures and types of homes; investing in affordable housing; and increasing land supply for new homes by investing in infrastructure.