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Oral Answers to Questions

Patrick Grady Excerpts
Tuesday 17th January 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Kirby Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Simon Kirby)
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The Help to Buy scheme has helped more than 220,000 households to buy a home, including more than 180,000 first-time buyers. In the autumn statement, the Chancellor announced that the Government will invest an additional £1.4 billion in affordable housing to deliver 40,000 new homes for shared ownership, rent to buy and affordable rent, bringing the total funding of the affordable homes programme to £7.1 billion.

Patrick Grady Portrait Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)
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Will the Chancellor state unequivocally the Government’s commitment to the 0.7% aid target in this and future spending rounds?