Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Judith Cummins and Lord Wharton of Yarm
James Wharton
A range, of course, is not an average, although I recognise the hon. Lady’s concern. She, like us, wants brownfield land to be regenerated and built on and housing delivered in the right places, and the £1 billion fund being established by the Government will go a long way to doing that. It will make a real difference. It will deliver houses where they are needed—and on brownfield land that has not been used and from which there has been no benefit for far too long.
Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the local government grant formula in directing funding to areas of need.