Housing Reform

Richard Graham Excerpts

Monday 21st November 2011 Commons Chamber

[Grant Shapps]

The right hon. Lady has been a doughty champion for her residents, and it will not be too long before I can deliver further news.

[Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con)]

I welcome the Minister’s announcement, particularly on his indemnity scheme, which will stimulate the housing market in general and, more specifically, accelerate sales for the development of Kingsway in Gloucester, triggering badly needed infrastructure, such as a new surgery. Does he agree that the growing places programme is well suited to resolve section 106-related hold-ups to brownfield site developments, such as the one at the former Van Moppes chemical site on the Bristol road, which he visited with me some time ago?

[Grant Shapps]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Between the growing places fund and the get Britain building cash announced today in the housing strategy, there is ample room to get some of these stalled and stuck sites, such as the one I visited in his constituency, building again.