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John Cryer Excerpts
Monday 29th June 2015

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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The impact of the policy will be to extend the aspiration of people across this country to own their own home, because 86% of people want to do so, and there is no difference between the aspirations of housing association tenants, council tenants and people who own their own home. That is the impact we are achieving through the policy.

John Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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Does the Secretary of State expect the replacement of housing association homes that are sold off to be the same as, above or below the rate for council homes previously sold off?

Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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As my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Planning made clear, the requirement will be one-for-one replacement. With regard to council house sales, replacement of more than one for one has already been achieved for the first year.