Oral Answers to Questions

Ruth Cadbury Excerpts

Monday 22nd January 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Wheeler]

The hon. Lady asks a very interesting question. The taskforce will be looking at cross-county and rural-to-city issues. Perhaps we could meet to discuss this further after our first meeting on 1 February.

[Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)]

If the Treasury Committee can recognise the social and fiscal benefits of removing the council house building borrowing cap completely, why cannot the Government?

[Dominic Raab]

Of course, the borrowing cap has been raised by £1 billion, but it has to be done sustainably. We remain open-minded, however, and are keeping it under review.