Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact extending the right-to-buy scheme on the long-term levels of social housing stock in the UK.

The Government remains committed to the Right to Buy, which since 1980 has enabled over two million social housing tenants to become homeowners. In June, the Government announced its intention to extend the Right to Buy to tenants of housing associations.

A full impact assessment of this policy will be produced ahead of the scheme's introduction and will be working closely with the housing association sector on the approach to the scheme, including on ensuring the one-for-one replacement of homes sold. We will announce more details in due course.