United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 117087
Housing: Overcrowding
Introduced
2 March 2026
Last action
11 March 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
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11 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the statutory space and room standards in the Housing Act 1985 were last formally reviewed; and whether any review is underway.
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2 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the statutory space and room standards in the Housing Act 1985 were last formally reviewed; and whether any review is underway.
Source: Commons
11 March 2026
Answer
The government has no current plans to review or amend the overcrowding provisions as set out in Part X of the Housing Act 1985.Crowding and space are assessed under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and enforced under Part 1 of the Hous...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/117087
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1886177
- uk · wq-1886177 · source updated 11 March 2026