Question follow-through · 109417
Housing Associations: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to cover housing associations in England.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to cover housing associations in England.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Feb 2026
Answer published
This government is committed to increasing transparency and accountability in the social rented sector.In September 2025, we directed the Regulator of Social Housing to introduce new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) for private re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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