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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre of Cities report Restarting Housebuilding I: Planning Reform and the Private Sector which suggests that they will fall short of their house-building target for 2029 by 388,000.

The Government is committed to delivering 1.5 million homes over this parliament and we are confident the target can be achieved. We know that this is a stretching target, but it is deliverable and essential to solve the housing crisis and boost economic growth. We have already taken action, including on planning reform and investment in affordable housing, and we will publish a long-term housing strategy next year.