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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on house-building projections.

My Department does not publish projections for house building.

Because of the decisions this Government has taken, the British economy is fundamentally strong and will continue to be strong as we negotiate our departure from the EU. The Bank of England expects the UK economy to grow this year 2 per cent, up on their previous prediction in November of 1.4 per cent.

The Housing White Paper recognises that there are challenges and opportunities ahead. In some parts of the country the house building industry draws heavily on migrant labour. So this is the moment for the industry to raise its game and invest in growing its own workforce, and in new and innovative methods of construction. We will continue to monitor any developments within the house building industry.