Andrew Love
Main Page: Andrew Love (Labour (Co-op) - Edmonton)
Mr Speaker
I was going to call Mr Love, but he is not standing, so I won’t. But if he does, I might.
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)
I did not think that you would call two Opposition Members in a row, Mr Speaker.
The level of home ownership has fallen to its lowest level for 30 years. Will the Government now admit that their failure to build homes is pricing home ownership out of the reach of ordinary families?
Brandon Lewis
I gently point out to the hon. Gentleman that in 2010 we inherited the lowest level of building since 1923. We have been rebuilding that market, which is now back at the 2007 level. We have started building affordable homes at the fastest rate in 20 years. The latest figures we have show that, in 2013, we had the highest level of first-time buyers in the market—almost 230,000—for many years.