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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of additional affordable homes that will be built over the next 10 years as a result of the new viability system in the updated National Planning Policy Framework.

The draft revised National Planning Policy Framework proposes that plans should set out the contributions expected for infrastructure and affordable housing. This will help communities to understand what affordable housing is expected and enable them to hold developers to account. In 2016/17, section 106 secured £4 billion for affordable housing. The amount of affordable housing provided in future will depend on local need and priorities, and housing market trends.