Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 February 2005. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 3 February 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans there are for providing new housing with a selling price of £60,000 in the Chorley constituency.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans there are for providing new housing with a selling price of £60,000 in the Chorley constituency. [214397] Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister recently announced that we are working on a new First Time Buyers Initiative--of which the "Design for Manufacture" competition is an adjunct--designed to provide those who are unable to purchase a home outright with a "stepping stone" to independent home ownership. English Partnerships will be leading on the delivery of 15,000 homes to 2010. It is not possible, at the present time, to identify precisely where homes constructed under these schemes will be available. However, in addition to sites in English Partnership's portfolio we will be encouraging other landowners, such as local authorities, to use the scheme's model as a way of addressing affordability issues in their areas.

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