Desmond Swayne
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(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Elizabeth Truss
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Lots of councils have done things better and more efficiently, and have led the way across government. We have given more powers to local Mayors, and we are giving Mayors across the country £4.8 billion of new investment over the next 30 years.
Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
What priority does my right hon. Friend attach to local authorities building new housing?
Elizabeth Truss
It is vital that we see more housing built across the country, and that is why in the Budget we committed to 300,000 homes a year being built over the next decade.