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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether partnerships are the Government's preferred model for housing delivery.

Partnership models, in which housebuilders work with Registered Providers and Build to Rent operators to deliver a range of housing tenures, are an essential part of our housing market. They help to create diverse communities and meet a variety of local needs, while also building out between 30%-60% faster on average than mono-tenure schemes.

A number of housebuilders are already adopting a partnership approach, creating greater diversity in the housing market and making an important contribution to housing supply.

The government has no single preferred model for housing delivery but given the benefits it provides we do support increased uptake of the partnership approach. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) now makes clear that Local Planning Authorities should set a tenure mix on sites of over 150 units and we are providing direct support for partnerships through Home Building Fund equity investment and our new National Housing Bank.