Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Thérèse Coffey and Lord Foster of Bath
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con)
T5. In the spirit of reducing red tape, will my right hon. Friend look again at the rules that the Homes and Communities Agency issues on the minimum size of houses that attract affordable housing finance? Frankly, these houses are rather large. One of two particular cases was that of a property built 6 inches too narrow, which was not allowed to be taken into social housing because of that mistake.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Don Foster)
Let me assure my hon. Friend that we have recently undertaken a review of housing standards, not least to try to reduce the plethora of different standards, which are burdensome and expensive. Space and room size have been considered. We will be consulting on the outcome of the review in the near future.