Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of abolishing section 21 eviction notices on the caseload of courts in England and Wales.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is currently working to produce a Justice Impact Test (JIT) that will clarify the implications of repealing section 21 of the Housing Act, the new grounds for possession and the other measures detailed in the White Paper on case volumes, court processes and resources.

A JIT is a mandatory specific impact test - undertaken as part of the wider impact assessment process - that considers the impact of government policy and legislative proposals on the justice system.