Mr. Bob Jordan:

That is not the remit of the Housing Agency. We have a project and procurement unit of quantity surveyors, QSs, project managers, architects and so on. The team has been growing and it has nearly doubled in size under Housing for All. The idea of the team is to support local authorities with smaller housing sections and smaller approved housing bodies in the efficient delivery of housing projects. Alongside that we have a lead person trying to advance modern methods of constructions. We are engaging with local authorities and encouraging them to use design and build. We are involved in the accelerated delivery programme with local authorities and we are also working with AHBs. It is clear that MMC has been the future for a very long time but it is now coming of age and there is a lot more mainstreaming of it. We are trying to play a supporting role in that. There are about seven local authorities that need our support in that regard and we have worked with up to 60 AHBs in recent years. Our intention is to ensure that MMC is adopted more widely.