Question follow-through · 71834

Construction: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delays in the Building Safety Regulator’s approvals on the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign dir

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
4 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delays in the Building Safety Regulator’s approvals on the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign dir

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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