In recent years a series of government or officially commissioned reports on questions relating to housing production and land supply have been published. Subsequently, an independent inquiry team led by Ken Bartlett explored the key questions surrounding the issue of land supply for housing. This report outlines their findings. The starting point for the inquiry was a consideration of the key assumptions in the various official reports, the context they create and the consequences and implications of the recommendations they contain. An emerging consensus is discernible in the current debate, broadly in line with government thinking. However, in a number of critical areas, the emerging policy framework may be based on over-optimistic assumptions. The inquiry questioned whether this framework will in practice deliver the necessary supply of houses to meet the UK's economic and social requirements over the next 20 years. This report argues that assumptions over the level and nature of housing demand are mistaken, and suggests that a longer-term, more strategic approach will be needed to respond to the requirements associated with future economic transformation. Detailed appendices are included which cover: projected demand and need; land pooling and community land trusts; and planning and proactive public sector leadership.