Question follow-through · 111505

Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of requirements relating to safe and suitable flooring within the reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled: 6 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 10 Feb 2026
Answer: 23 Feb 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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6 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of requirements relating to safe and suitable flooring within the reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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23 Feb 2026
Answer published
My Department published its response to the Decent Homes Standard consultation on 28 January 2026. It can be found on gov.uk here. Following analysis of the evidence received, we decided that floor coverings should not be included as a mandatory requireme...

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