Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 14
11th Report - Unlocking land for housing
Published 17 Jul 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
Public Accounts Committee Unlocking land for housing All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
The scope of regional devolution has increased since the early years of the the Department’s unlocking land programmes, with Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities due to receive funding from the NHDF through their integrated settlements.33 In addition, local government is undergoing reorganisation to create unitary authorities where there are currently district and county local authorities.34
From: Public Accounts Committee, 11th Report - Unlocking land for housing (HC 87), 17 July 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 1 October 2026 (deadline 17 September 2026).