Local Housing Need Debate

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Local Housing Need

Andrew Selous Excerpts
Thursday 14th September 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I thank my right hon. Friend for his support. He is right to point out the need for more co-operation between local authorities. He asks about social housing. The Budget included a significant increase in support to housing associations for the excellent work they do, and we want to see what more we can do to support them. I will certainly look carefully at his suggestion.

Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
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I warmly commend the seriousness with which the Secretary of State is taking housing need, but may I ask him about quality and particularly the issue of zero-bills homes? These can be built affordably and attractively, as I have seen for myself at the Building Research Establishment in Watford, and for much less than I think some of the big developers might have told him.

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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Like my hon. Friend, I have seen some excellent examples of innovative design and build, and it is certainly something we want to encourage. We have consulted in the White Paper on how to take that further, but I will be happy to talk to him if he has specific ideas about what more can be done.