Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 November 2016. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Housing: Construction

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Government's policies on house building bring greater benefits to UK brick manufacturers than to overseas competitors.

Answer: The Government is determined to boost house building in the UK. In order to meet our ambitions, we need a bigger and more diverse market of all types of building methods and materials, greater productivity and innovation. Increased house building will mean increased business for the construction supply chain and UK brick production has increased by nearly 35% since 2010. We are working with the Construction Leadership Council to ensure UK businesses, including brick manufacturers, can make the most of these opportunities.

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