UK Government White Papers

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government by Command of Her Majesty February 2017 Cm 9352 Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper in PDF Format White Paper Contents Foreword from the Prime Minister Foreword from the Secretary of State Introduction Our […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Foreword from the Prime Minister The Government is determined to build a stronger, fairer Britain where people who work hard are able to get on in life. That means breaking down barriers to progress by taking the big, difficult decisions that are right for Britain in the long […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Foreword from the Secretary of State This country doesn’t have enough homes. That’s not a personal opinion or a political calculation. It’s a simple statement of fact. For decades, the pace of house building has been sluggish at best. As a result, the number of new homes has […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Introduction Our Housing Market is Broken The housing market in this country is broken, and the cause is very simple: for too long, we haven’t built enough homes. Since the 1970s, there have been on average 160,000 new homes each year in England.[1] The consensus is that we […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Chapter 1: Planning For The Right Homes In The Right Places Summary If we are to build the homes this country needs, we need to make sure that enough land is released in the right places, that the best possible use is made of that land, and that […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Chapter 2: Building Homes Faster Summary Where communities have planned for new homes, we want to ensure those plans are implemented to the timescales expected. This chapter sets out proposals to: Provide greater certainty for authorities that have planned for new homes and reduce the scope for local […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Chapter 3: Diversifying the Market Summary The way in which the house-building market operates constrains the supply of new homes, because there is insufficient competition and innovation. We want to diversify the market to achieve the amount, quality and choice of housing that people want. This includes supporting […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Chapter 4: Helping People Now Summary The broken market is creating challenges for households across the country. The long-term solution is to build more homes but that will take time to have an impact. This chapter sets out how Government will help people now, tackling some of the […]

Fixing Our Broken Housing Market White Paper Annex: Further Detail and Consultation on Proposals Introduction A.1 This White Paper sets out a programme of reform to tackle the long-standing problems in the housing market and ensure that more homes are built in the right places. A.2 In order to implement the vision set out in […]

The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union Presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister by Command of Her Majesty February 2017 Cm 9417 The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper in PDF Format Also see European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill in PDF […]

The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper Foreword by the Prime Minister “We do not approach these negotiations expecting failure, but anticipating success. Because we are a great, global nation with so much to offer Europe and so much to offer the world. One of the world’s largest […]

The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper Preface by the Secretary of State The people of the United Kingdom (UK) have voted to leave the EU and this Government will respect their wishes. We will trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union by the end of […]

The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper 1. Providing certainty and clarity We recognise how important it is to provide business, the public sector and the public with as much certainty as possible. So ahead of, and throughout the negotiations, we will provide certainty wherever we can. We […]

The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper 2. Taking Control of Our Own Laws We will take control of our own affairs, as those who voted in their millions to leave the EU demanded we must, and bring an end to the jurisdiction in the UK of the […]

The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper 3. Strengthening the Union It is more important than ever that we face the future together, united by what makes us strong: the bonds that unite us, and our shared interest in the UK being an open, successful trading nation. 3.1 […]

The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union White Paper 4. Protecting Our Strong and Historic Ties with Ireland and Maintaining the Common Travel Area Maintaining our strong and historic ties with Ireland will be an important priority for the UK in the talks ahead. This includes protecting the Common Travel […]