We pressed MHCLG on the main barriers to increasing housing supply. It replied that one of the key issues is viability of sites, and that it is engaging actively with local government on the use of Section 106 money (funding that local authorities receive from developers, to pay for community and social infrastructure projects) to develop sites. It also explained that there is a need to improve planning policy and raise the percentage of the new 42 Public Accounts Committee, Oral evidence: As...

We pressed MHCLG on the main barriers to increasing housing supply. It replied that one of the key issues is viability of sites, and that it is engaging actively with local government on the use of Section 106 money (funding that local authorities receive from developers, to pay for community and social infrastructure projects) to develop sites. It also explained that there is a need to improve planning policy and raise the percentage of the new 42 Public Accounts Committee, Oral evidence: Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye, HC 361, Qq 132, 133 43 Qq 64-65; C&AG’s Report, paras 2.14, 2.19, 2.20 44 TH0031 45 T Type: conclusion | Number: 32 | Response status: accepted Government response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: after Spending Review 2025 6.2 In 2023-24 Homes England exceeded their housing delivery targets by enabling the completion of 32,320 homes against a target of 29,641, facilitati