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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Minister for Housing’s statement during the final Commons debate on the Renters’ Rights Bill that the Government intends to establish an alternative body or mechanism to make initial rent determinations as soon as possible, what specific milestones, deadlines and resourcing plans his Department has set for (a) completing the viability assessment and (b) establishing that body or mechanism.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 116835 on 9 March 2026.