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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities do not have up-to-date local plans.

This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have up-to-date local plans.

We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.

Further details are set out in the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.