Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will conduct an impact assessment on the delivery of architecture courses across Welsh universities and in the Machynlleth Centre for Alternative Technology of the Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 enable the Architects Registration Board, the regulator for architects, to have autonomy over which international architecture qualifications it recognises and with which overseas regulators it enters into recognition agreements.

Reciprocal recognition agreements with overseas regulators will not only mean that the UK can expand its talent pool, but UK architecture qualifications will also be recognised abroad making the UK a more attractive place to both study and practise. The Impact Assessment published alongside the Professional Qualifications Bill can be found here.