Committees

Meeting the UK’s housing demand

Inquiry

This inquiry investigates the demand for new housing in the UK and how barriers to meeting this demand can be overcome.

The inquiry considers the key factors shaping the type, tenure and quality of housing needed in the UK. It also examines a range of challenges to meet that demand including skills shortages in the construction industry and some specific aspects of the planning system.

The Committee published its report on 10 January 2022.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 10 September 2021.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Meeting housing demand
Inquiry Meeting the UK’s housing demand
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HL Paper 132
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Response to this report
Letter from Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Department for Education, to Lord Moylan, 9 June 2023
Correspondence
Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report "Meeting housing demand"
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Oral evidence transcripts

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Written evidence

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Other publications

Government Responses
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Declarations of interest
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Contact us

  • Email: builtenvironment@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3616 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Built Environment Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW