questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support and increase the building of social homes by local authorities and housing associations.
answerText: <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statements made on 2 July 2025 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-07-02/hcws771" target="_blank">HCWS771</a>) and 28 January 2026 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2026-01-28/hcws1283" target="_blank">HCWS1283</a>) and the Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-2036 policy statement published on 7 November, which can be found on gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/launching-the-social-and-affordable-homes-programme-2026-to-2036/social-and-affordable-homes-programme-2026-2036-mhclg-policy-statement-to-accompany-guidance-to-bidders-from-homes-england-and-the-greater-london-aut#overview" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
heading: Social Rented Housing: Construction