Question follow-through · 18470

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the baseline accessibility standard for new build homes to Part M4(2) of the building regulations.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Dec 2024
Target answer date
10 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the baseline accessibility standard for new build homes to Part M4(2) of the building regulations.

  2. 10 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    I refer my Hon Friend to my answer to Question UIN 12990 on 25 November 2024.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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