Spending Round 2019

Richard Bacon Excerpts

Wednesday 4th September 2019 Commons Chamber

[Sajid Javid]

My right hon. Friend has made an important point. I thank him for his welcome for the extra £400 million for Northern Ireland, and also for his reference to levelling growth across the country. In my statement, I referred a number of times to the need to ensure that we have growth in every part of our great United Kingdom. That will require infrastructure investment and I hope that, when I set out the infrastructure strategy later this year, he will welcome it for those reasons.

[Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con)]

Will the Chancellor tell us when we can expect an announcement on funding for serviced plots of land?

[Sajid Javid]

Let me take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for all the work that he has done in relation to self-build homes and more generally, in promoting easier access to homes for everyone. We are discussing that issue with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, but I will pursue it further and get back to him.