Question follow-through · 125572
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of simplifying the definition of affordable housing types set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Housing and planning
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- Walls and Fences · 29 Jun 2026
- Park Homes: Sales · 16 Jul 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of simplifying the definition of affordable housing types set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2026
Answer published
To reflect this government’s priorities, the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 includes a separate definition of Social Rent so that it is not referred to as just one of a number of types of affordable housing...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Property Development: Flood Control
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Housing: Flood Control
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support properties being retrofitted with permeable surfaces to reduce flooding risks.
Park Homes
25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on the park homes commission review.
Walls and Fences
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve party wall agreements.
Park Homes: Sales
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he plans to provide an update on the 10% commission charge on park home sales in the near future.
Fires: Barbecues
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fires attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England were attributed to disposable barbecues in each of the last three years.
Sikhs: Discrimination
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered introducing a statutory Code of Practice on Sikh articles of faith to improve understanding among public authorities.
Sikhs: Hate Crime
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle anti-Sikh hate crimes and protect the Sikh community from targeted hate crime.
Local Government: Reorganisation
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of holding local referendums to allow residents to confirm proposed local government reorganisation arrangements before they
Affordable Housing: Young People
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support youth organisations, such as YMCA England and Wales, to develop and deliver affordable and supported housing for young people.