Written question asked by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Monday, 18 March 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 April 2024. It was answered by Baroness Swinburne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 April 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Housing Infrastructure Fund

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the Housing Infrastructure Fund has been spent to date on (1) road infrastructure, (2) active travel infrastructure, including pavements and cycle paths, and (3) other types of infrastructure.

Answer: The department does not break down Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) spending on types of infrastructure. £4 billion has been allocated for local authorities in England to support infrastructure projects, which will seek to unlock 324,000 homes. The Fund enables local authorities to deliver the infrastructure their communities need – including new roads, leisure and healthcare services, digital and power networks, and schools, to encourage more housebuilding without overstretching facilities.HIF schemes are often complex and deliver multiple items of infrastructure. Disaggregating these to determine exactly which infrastructure categories individual items were part of would require detailed analysis and therefore could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL3354
Session: 2023-24
Related items: Housing Infrastructure Fund
Monday, 29 April 2024
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Infrastructure Roads Housing Infrastructure Fund Active travel
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk