Proceeding contribution from Yvette Cooper (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 July 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Housing.
Housing
No, the £3 billion is extra public sector funding for affordable housing. On top of that, we will get additional efficiencies from housing associations. That is what allows us to reach the figure of 70,000 additional homes that we will provide. In addition, it is true that we are raising standards at the same time as we deliver new homes. That is challenging to the industry, housing associations and developers across the country. It is an opportunity for us to raise additional resources through planning gain, which can contribute to that. Some of the higher standards, particularly in environmental technologies, will be delivered and will have the potential to deliver economies of scale, which, over time, should drive the costs of those new technologies down. I do not think that we have a choice. We cannot simply choose between quantity and quality. We have to provide both.
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- 2006-07
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- Construction Council housing Housing Land Empty property Government departments Floods Local government Low incomes Pollution control Carbon emissions First time buyers
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