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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent and forthcoming planning reforms on the workload of local planning authorities and the capacity of local planning authorities to manage the pace and volume of changes being introduced to the planning system; and what support her Department is providing to ensure councils can implement these reforms effectively to deliver the Government’s ambitions for housing and growth.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 95059 on 5 January 2026.