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Housing and Regeneration Bill

I fully agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have seen the figures for England. I do not believe that a single council house was built in Wales last year. If Plaid Cymru is successful in regaining control of the authority in Caerphilly, we would be committed to having at least some council housing built next year. It would be great to have some positive competition from the Labour party on that—perhaps we could have a bidding war on the number of council homes we will build. That is the kind of political competition from which people would benefit. By accepting the new clauses, the Minister would signal that the regime under the new premiership is serious about its commitment to having a council house building programme that would matter and make a visible and significant impact—