Housing: Affordable Housing

Debate between Baroness Stowell of Beeston and Lord Glentoran

Thursday 12th June 2014 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

Affordable housing is housing that attracts some financial support from both public and private sectors so that it is available at a rent below the market rate.

[Lord Glentoran (Con)]

My Lords, I declare an interest as working in the construction industry. What are Her Majesty’s Government doing to improve the quality of new homes?

[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

I would like to think that we are doing quite a bit. As I said to my noble friend who asked the first supplementary question, I have very little information with me today on building regulations but certainly the new homes that I have seen being built are of a good standard.