Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Capacity of the Construction Sector

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Feb 2025 Closed: 21 Apr 2025

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee is questioning the Competition and Markets Authority and witnesses from the construction, planning, and architecture sectors on the capacity of the construction sector to deliver on the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
4 Mar 2025 Anna Clarke · The Housing Forum, Brian Berry · Federation of Master Builders, Dan Turnbull · Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Dr Victoria Hills · Royal Town Planning Institute, Ian Fletcher · British Property Federation, Mark Reynolds · Construction Leadership Council, Muyiwa Oki · Royal Institute of British Architects, Tim Balcon · Construction Industry Training Board View ↗

Who gave evidence

8 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Anna Clarke · Director of Policy and Public Affairs The Housing Forum 1
Brian Berry · Chief Executive Federation of Master Builders 1
Dan Turnbull · Director, Markets Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) 1
Dr Victoria Hills · Chief Executive Royal Town Planning Institute 1
Ian Fletcher · Director of Policy British Property Federation 1
Mark Reynolds · Co-Chair Construction Leadership Council 1
Muyiwa Oki · President Royal Institute of British Architects 1
Tim Balcon · Chief Executive Construction Industry Training Board 1