Henry Smith
Main Page: Henry Smith (Conservative - Crawley)
Andrew Stunell
The hon. Gentleman left off the correct response, which is that unlike him, I am supervising the development of more social and affordable homes. It was the Government whom he supported who cut the number of social and affordable homes by more than a quarter of a million. If his Government had performed properly in their period of office, we would not be facing that housing crisis now.
Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
7. What recent steps he has taken to support former members of the armed forces in respect of housing.
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
9. What recent steps he has taken to support former members of the armed forces in respect of housing.
The Minister for Housing and Local Government (Grant Shapps)
I am determined to help current and former members of the armed forces gain the housing they deserve. I have given service personnel priority for the Government’s affordable home ownership schemes, including Firstbuy, and on Friday last week I issued new statutory guidance to make it easier for service personnel to get access to affordable homes for rent.
Henry Smith
I am pleased to hear that that guidance is coming forward because my local housing authority has up till now seemed to be confused about where it stands in relation to the military covenant and its obligations under it.