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Lucy Frazer Excerpts

Monday 4th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Alok Sharma]

Since 2010, nearly 128,000 homes for social rent have been built in England, and 118,000 have been built for affordable rent. The hon. Lady talks about the money available for housing. I can confirm that, as my right hon. Friend the Chancellor said in his Budget statement, we are making at least £44 billion available over the next five years.

[Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con)]

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[Mr Speaker]

The hon. and learned Lady is an illustrious QC, so I am sure that she is capable of asking an extremely pithy question.

[Lucy Frazer]

I will try, Mr Speaker.

East Cambridgeshire has established five community land trusts. Does the Minister agree that such trusts are a valuable way of ensuring that local people can have affordable homes locally?

[Mr Speaker]

Splendid. Circulate the text book.