Written question asked by Baroness Redfern (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Housing: Bricks
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the factors allowing housing estate developers not to comply with planning requirements to install swift and bat bricks.
- Answer
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There are no current planning requirements to install swift and bat bricks. The government has committed to consult on changes which require swift bricks to be incorporated into new buildings unless there are compelling reasons which preclude their use, or which would make them ineffective.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL11417
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Construction Housing Bricks Swifts
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- 2025-11-11 17:05:39 +0000
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