To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department’s plans to refocus housing and planning delivery grant on the level of grant allocated to local authorities. (280032)

Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (HPDG) Consultation on allocation mechanism for year 2 and year 3 was published on 12 May 2009. The closing date for responses is 23 June 2009, consideration will then be given to the responses to the proposed changes to the allocation mechanism.