Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Scottish Government on its rent cap; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending this policy to other parts of the UK.

The department continues to engage regularly with the Scottish Government.

Whilst we recognise the additional cost of living pressures that have arisen this year, evidence from countries such as Sweden and Germany, and from cities such as San Francisco, suggests rent controls in the private rented sector have unwelcome consequences.