Ministerial role

Minister of State for Housing and Planning

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

  • housing supply policy
  • home ownership policy
  • planning policy
  • planning casework oversight
  • Homes and Communities Agency sponsorship
  • estates regeneration
  • Thames Gateway
  • building regulations
  • private rented sector regulation
  • Neighbourhood Planning Bill

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Gavin Barwell

    2016 to 2017

  2. The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE

    2014 to 2016