Housing: New-build Homes Debate

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Lord West of Spithead

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Housing: New-build Homes

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Thursday 31st October 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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The Government’s approach is driven by need and by local communities being in charge of deciding what is built in their areas, rather than the top-down approach that has been taken in the past. During the past few years, we have been ensuring that any new development that may have been stalled but which can provide the kind of new accommodation to which my noble friend refers receives support to get that new construction under way.

Lord West of Spithead Portrait Lord West of Spithead (Lab)
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Is the Minister content that there are sufficient married quarters in the right places for our military? If not, are we building new ones?

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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The noble Lord moves to a specific area on which I do not have information, so I will have to write to him.