Jack Dromey
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(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Danny Alexander
Those representations certainly will be heard as the Department for Transport and the Highways Agency develop their plans for that important route.
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab)
The £3 billion investment in affordable house building will not make up for the cuts in 2010 that led to a 29% collapse last year, will do nothing for affordable house building this year or next, and therefore mean five wasted years under this Government. May I ask the Chief Secretary this question: is it true that the amount announced today is less than in the last two comprehensive spending reviews?
Danny Alexander
As I said in my statement, and the hon. Gentleman should welcome this, we will through this announcement be building more homes on average every year than in any year but one under the previous Government. Frankly, he should be ashamed of the fact that the number of affordable homes in this country fell by 420,000 during his party’s time in office—a total disgrace.