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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) role, (b) length of contract and (c) value of contract was for work undertaken by Townhouse Consulting Ltd for Homes England.

Homes England appointed Townhouse Consulting Limited to support the implementation of the Agency's pay and grading review. The value of the contract is £174,000 for an initial period of 21 June 2021 to 17 December 2021. The award will provide Homes England with the additional capability and capacity needed to deliver critical changes required to address pay equality across the Agency's pay and grading structures.