Housing White Paper

Kate Green Excerpts

Tuesday 7th February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Sajid Javid]

Yes, I can absolutely confirm that.

[Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab)]

I note with alarm that the White Paper says the Secretary of State plans to review the size standards, as we know from University of Cambridge research in 2014 that house sizes in this country are among the smallest in Europe. We do not want to move to building lots of rabbit coops that are not good for young families, so will he offer the House assurances that he will proceed with great caution in this area?

[Sajid Javid]

Yes, I can offer that assurance. This is why we are having this consultation; it is in response to some of the innovation taking place in the industry. It is right to look at this, but it is also important that we do not have a race to the bottom.