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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41057 on Homes England: Consultants, what the organisational change was that Deloitte and Touche provided external advice and support for.

To respond to ministerial ambitions for the Agency of embedding a place-based approach to the delivery of housing, Homes England has been developing a new operating structure, responding to the priorities set out in the letter to the Chair sent in September 2024. To ensure that the Agency can deliver effectively on the government’s Plan for Growth Homes England’s new operating structure will support the development of a flexible and responsible organisation able to respond to future policy and strategic challenges, including deepened engagement with Mayors across the country.