To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of the Housing Revenue Account by (a) City of York Council and (b) other local authorities; and what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to apply to that fund to supporting housing growth in their authority areas.

The Housing Revenue Account (HRA) is not a centrally administered fund that local authorities can draw on. It is a ring fenced account within the authority's general fund, where it accounts for and records income and expenditure relating to its council housing stock. Any local housing authority with more than 200 homes is required to maintain an HRA.

Overall delivery of new affordable homes in each local authority by provider is published here.