Written question asked by Alun Cairns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 November 2023. It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Monday, 27 November 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

HM Land Registry: Blockchain

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2023 to Question 204013 on Land Registry, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using blockchain technology when digitising the land registry.

Answer: HM Land Registry’s (HMLR’s) Digital Street research and development programme carried out a successful research piece and prototype into Blockchain technologies in 2020 and a summary of the research work can be found here.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 2866
Session: 2023-24
Related items: HM Land Registry
Thursday, 26 October 2023
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Monday, 11 December 2023
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Friday, 22 December 2023
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Subjects: Digital technology HM Land Registry Blockchain
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