Question follow-through · 99222
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of building materials on house building costs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of building materials on house building costs.
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jan 2026
Answer published
Construction costs have increased 52% over the past ten years. Prices are now stable, rising only 1% between January 2024 and January 2025. We are taking urgent action to support housebuilding and meet our mission to build 1.5m homes through bold planning...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on the establishment of a Co-operative Development Unit.