Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Vicky Foxcroft (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

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Q10

Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North) (Lab):

Housing is one of the biggest issues in my constituency. Lewisham council is working hard to improve things, and is bringing its housing stock back in house. Non-decent homes have fallen from one in four to one in 10, the repairs backlog has reduced by almost two thirds, and call waiting times have fallen from 70 minutes to four minutes. However, leaseholders and those with cladding issues still need support. Will the Prime Minister update the House on what the Government are doing in those two vital areas?

Answer: We are tackling the injustice of leasehold and fixing building safety, as my hon. Friend rightly highlighted. I thank her for campaigning on this over many years. We are capping ground rents at £250 to cut costs for almost 4 million leasehold properties. We are investing over £5 billion to remove dangerous cladding, including over £1 billion for social housing. In Lewisham and across the country, I am determined that everyone should have a safe and secure home.

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Type: Oral question
Reference: 784 c321
Session: 2024-26
Oral question type: 1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Housing Leasehold Fire prevention Insulation
Link: View this Prime Minister's question on hansard.parliament.uk

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