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Housing and the Credit Crunch

We have not looked at that in particular, and it is unlikely that we will have a chance to look at it in the immediate future, but I am sure that the Minister has taken note of what my hon. Friend said. There needs to be innovative thinking across the board to explore all the possible ways forward, because—I reiterate this—the scale of the increase in house building that is required to meet housing need is so great that we must explore all possible avenues.