PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Housing: Construction (8 July 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote off-site methods of house building construction.
Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Government wants to see high quality housing built quickly and efficiently and is working closely with the housebuilding and construction industry to encourage greater use of innovative approaches, including advanced housing manufacturing and construction.
We are also encouraging the use of innovative construction techniques through our National Planning Practice Guidance, published in March 2014 and our Build to Rent and Affordable Homes 2015-18 programmes.
In addition, Ministers have made a number of visits to developments recently, highlighting the quality and speed of construction benefits that advanced manufacturing can bring.
Answered by:
Sir Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
21 July 2014
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