PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Housing: Construction (12 July 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that more homes are built to accessible and adaptable standards for older and disabled people; and what steps his Department is taking to assess progress on such building standards.

Asked by:
Julia Lopez (Conservative)

On 25 June, the Prime Minister announced we will consult on mandating higher accessibility standards for new housing. New Planning guidance was published on 26 June to support councils to put clear policies in place for addressing the housing needs of older and disabled people.

The annual English Housing Survey collects data on accessible and adaptable features in new homes retrospectively.

Answered by:
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
22 July 2019