Housing and planning

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has urged the Government to re-commit to the principle that leaseholders should not have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from their homes.

Lords votes on Commons decisions on the fire safety costs amendment made in the House of Lords. Find out more

Members discuss Body Mass Index, alcohol harm, COVID-19-related evictions and biodiversity emergency

Questions will examine departmental spending in the last financial year, including Help to Buy and cladding remediation

Members debate steps that national and local government will need to take to achieve an inclusive society in the UK. Find out more

Committee publishes their report on Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19

Members discuss the case for setting out a long-term housing strategy in a debate put forward by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Learn more

The Environmental Audit Committee launches an inquiry on sustainability of the built environment

Committee launches a new inquiry to examine the Government’s approach to permitted development rights

The Environmental Audit Committee publishes Energy Efficiency of Existing Homes report

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine the UK's strategy for meeting the 2050 'net zero' target at a local level.

Committee to take evidence from Minister for Building Safety and Communities, Lord Greenhaulgh

Members discuss definition of leases and Electronic Communications Code

Committee launches a new inquiry to investigate how covid-19 has impacted the adult social care sector and its long-term funding needs following the pandemic

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee gains the perspectives of a range of stakeholders, including homeowners, building managers, housebuilders and local authorities