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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing the number of new homes built; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that these homes are affordable for young people to rent or buy.

We are committed to helping to make the dream of homeownership a reality, and operate a range of schemes which aim to make home ownership more affordable. Since spring 2010, over 822,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through Government-backed schemes including Help to Buy and Right to Buy.

We are committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing which is why, through our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, we will deliver tens of thousands of affordable homes for both sale and rent, right across the country.