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 redeveloping heritage properties on meeting housing targets.

There are no plans to weaken heritage protections in the planning system.

The responsibilities of local planning authorities to recognise and protect their historic assets, making use of built heritage and conservation expertise as necessary, remain unaltered.

But the sympathetic conversion of historic buildings into new homes can support our housing targets, especially if the building is derelict.