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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the number of (a) shared ownership and (b) other low-cost homes for sale being built.

The number of Shared Ownership and Affordable Home Ownership units completed by local authority, including new builds and acquisitions, can be found in live tables 1007bC and 1007cC. These live tables can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply

The Department is taking forward Manifesto commitments to increase the supply of homes made available for sale at a discount of at least 30 per cent to local residents. These new homes will be paid for through developer contributions and local authorities may wish to prioritise them for local key workers, such as nurses, teachers or police officers. We will shortly publish a consultation on how to put these plans into action.