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Built Environment Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Built Environment Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the built environment, including policies relating to housing, planning, transport and infrastructure.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - High Streets: Life beyond retail?
Inquiry High streets in towns and small cities
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HL Paper 42
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2nd Report - The impact of environmental regulations on development
Inquiry The impact of environmental regulations on development
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HL Paper 254
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Government Response to the impact of environmental regulations on development report
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1st Report - Meeting housing demand
Inquiry Meeting the UK’s housing demand
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Letter from Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Department for Education, to Lord Moylan, 9 June 2023
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Government response to the Committee's report "Meeting housing demand"
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Correspondence

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Letter from Lee Rowley MP, Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, to Lord Moylan, 20 March 2024
Inquiry Modern methods of construction – what’s gone wrong?
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Letter from Lord Moylan to Lee Rowley MP, Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, 26 March 2024
Inquiry Modern methods of construction – what’s gone wrong?
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Letter from Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to Lord Moylan, 8 March 2024
Work Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 2023-24 (Non-inquiry session)
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 November 2024
Inquiry The Grey Belt
Witnesses Country Land and Business Association (CLA), and Bath Preservation Trust
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5 November 2024
Inquiry The Grey Belt
Witnesses National Housing Federation, and Barratt Redrow PLC
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29 October 2024
Inquiry The Grey Belt
Witnesses Professor Paul Cheshire (Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography at London School of Economics (LSE))
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Written evidence

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London Councils (TGB0107)
Inquiry The Grey Belt
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Aurora Properties Limited (TGB0005)
Inquiry The Grey Belt
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MS KIM BLOGG (TGB0032)
Inquiry The Grey Belt
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
3 published
Declarations of interest
Members of the House of Lords must declare relevant interests in committee work.
7 published
Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
6 published

Contact us

  • Email: builtenvironment@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3616 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Built Environment Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW