Minister of State for Housing and Planning (United Kingdom)

United Kingdom Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Matthew Pennycook since 6 July 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Website	www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--63

The Minister of State for Housing and Planning ^[1] is a mid-level position in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in the British government. The position has been held by Matthew Pennycook since 6 July 2024. ^[2]

The position was formerly known as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Regeneration; Minister of State for Housing and Planning; and the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government

History

The office was known as Minister for Planning and Local Government in the Labour government, 1974–1979.

The office was known as Minister for Housing and Construction in the Heath ministry.

Between 1994 and 1997, the Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency was a role in the Department of the Environment, and was held by West Hertfordshire MP Robert Jones. ^[3]

Responsibilities

The minister has the following responsibilities: ^[4]

• Housing policy
• Home ownership
• Housing strategy
• Housing delivery
• Homes England Stewardship
• Affordable Housing Programme
• Design and Building Better
• Planning reform
• Commons Minister on Building Safety
• Winter preparedness (Transition and Covid, including Deputy at XO and Covid-O)
• Project Speed
• Ox-Cam
• Homebuying and selling
• Voluntary Right to Buy
• Private Rented Sector
• Planning casework

List of ministers

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
Minister of State for Local Government and Development
	Graham Page		Before 1974	Before 1974	Conservative
Minister of State for Local Government and Planning
	John Silkin		7 March 1974	10 September 1976	Labour
Office not in use (1976–79)
Minister of State for Housing
	John Stanley		7 May 1979	13 June 1983	Conservative
	Ian Gow		13 June 1983	2 September 1985	Conservative
	John Patten		2 September 1985	13 June 1987	Conservative
	William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill		13 June 1987	25 July 1988	Conservative
	Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness		25 July 1988	25 July 1989	Conservative
	Michael Howard		25 July 1989	3 January 1990	Conservative
	Michael Spicer		3 January 1990	28 November 1990	Conservative
	George Young		28 November 1990	11 July 1994	Conservative
	Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater		20 July 1994	6 July 1995	Conservative
Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency
	Robert Jones		6 July 1995	2 May 1997	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
	Hilary Armstrong		2 May 1997	29 July 1999	Labour
	Nick Raynsford		29 July 1999	7 June 2001	Labour
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Regeneration
	Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton		11 June 2001	29 May 2002	Labour
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
	The Lord Rooker		29 May 2002	13 June 2003	Labour
	Keith Hill		13 June 2003	6 May 2005	Labour
	Yvette Cooper		10 May 2005	24 January 2008	Labour
	Caroline Flint		24 January 2008	3 October 2008	Labour
	Margaret Beckett		3 October 2008	5 June 2009	Labour
	John Healey		5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
	Grant Shapps		13 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative
	Mark Prisk		4 September 2012	7 October 2013	Conservative
	Kris Hopkins		7 October 2013	15 July 2014	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
	Brandon Lewis		15 July 2014	16 July 2016	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing
	Gavin Barwell		17 July 2016	9 June 2017	Conservative
	Alok Sharma		14 June 2017	9 January 2018	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
	Dominic Raab		9 January 2018	9 July 2018	Conservative
	Kit Malthouse		9 July 2018	25 July 2019	Conservative
	Esther McVey		24 July 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing
	Christopher Pincher		13 February 2020	8 February 2022	Conservative
	Stuart Andrew		8 February 2022	6 July 2022	Conservative
	Marcus Jones		8 July 2022	7 September 2022	Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing
	Lee Rowley		8 September 2022	26 October 2022	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
	Lucy Frazer		26 October 2022	7 February 2023	Conservative
	Rachel Maclean		7 February 2023	13 November 2023	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety
	Lee Rowley		13 November 2023	5 July 2024	Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
	Matthew Pennycook		6 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour

References

1. "Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
2. "Rayner appointed DLUHC secretary and Pennycook given housing brief". Inside Housing . 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
3. "Obituary: Robert Jones". The Guardian. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
4. "Minister of State (Minister for Housing) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-20.