Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 16
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)
We asked how accountability and delivery would be maintained where funding has been devolved to the Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities. The Department told us that it had devolved about £1.5 billion of funding from the NHDF to the Established Strategic Mayoral Authorities as they have demonstratable capacity to deliver.37 However in subsequent correspondence it said it had devolved £1.3 billion.38 The Department said it had agreed and published bespoke measures against which it will measure 33 C&AG’s report, para 3.16 34 MHCLG , English Devolution White Paper, CP1218, 16 December 2024 35 Q 29 36 Q 29 37 Qq 9 and 29 38 Letter from the MHCLG, 1 June 2026 12 delivery by the Established Strategic Mayoral Authorities, and that these measures would be monitored through governance arrangements such as a quarterly National Housing Delivery Fund Board.39
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).