Ministerial statement on Monday, 23 July 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Yvette Cooper.

Housing

Statement on affordable housing supply.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 463 c580-94
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Communities and Local Government
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Homes for the future consultation paper: more affordable, more sustainable.
Monday, 23 July 2007
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Phyllis Starkey | 463 c587 (Link to this contribution) I am pleased that the Minister has taken up the recommendation that was made by Shelter and endorsed...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c584-5 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his new post. I congratulate him on his appointment to the Conservat...; Speaker | 463 c586 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman must be heard.; Paul Robert Holmes | 463 c585-6 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for advance sight of the Green Paper, although as I had 55 minutes to read 128 ...; Paul Robert Holmes | 463 c586-7 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister say why councils are not allowed to set higher environmental energy standards for ...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c587 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman has not taken the opportunity to support the delivery of 240,000 ...; Emily Thornberry | 463 c590 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend agree that today’s statement provides opportunities for the 13,000 familie...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c590 (Link to this contribution) That will depend on the decisions that councils take, including about ALMOs. It will also depend on ...; Bob Russell | 463 c590 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister accept that we have a housing crisis because of this Government’s failure over the...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c589 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is right. Mixed communities are hugely important in sustaining those areas and ...; Nick Raynsford | 463 c588-9 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on her announcement and on the Green Paper. I give my wholehearted sup...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c588 (Link to this contribution) I draw the right hon. Gentleman’s attention to the Green Paper proposals that set out a series of al...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c589 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point about the need to regenerate brownfield sites and the need t...; Ann Cryer | 463 c589 (Link to this contribution) Is my hon. Friend aware that there used to be an excellent firm in my constituency called British Mo...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c589 (Link to this contribution) I am glad that the right hon. Gentleman welcomes the increase in affordable housing, and in housing ...; Lord Young of Cookham | 463 c589 (Link to this contribution) I, too, welcome the proposals to increase the supply of housing. I note the announcement of a £3 bil...; David Curry | 463 c588 (Link to this contribution) But none of this is going to happen if the planning system does not permit it. The Government are ma...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c588 (Link to this contribution) We are clear that we need to increase social housing in all areas of the country. We are concerned t...; Sammy Wilson | 463 c592 (Link to this contribution) The Minister set forward the aim of creating more affordable homes, but does she not recognise that ...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c592 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. His local council is under a responsibility to assess housi...; Mark Prisk | 463 c591 (Link to this contribution) Last December, the Minister and her colleagues endorsed a housing development that would result in t...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c591 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend will agree that affordable private rented housing is important, but we ensure that it...; Adrian Bailey | 463 c591-2 (Link to this contribution) I welcome my hon. Friend’s statement and the increase in funding for housing. My area has a thriving...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c591 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will know that we do not comment on individual planning decisions in the House, b...; John Greenway | 463 c590 (Link to this contribution) Two weeks ago, Scarborough council’s planning committee refused permission for 300 new homes opposit...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c590 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right that there is a huge responsibility on local councils to do more to improve ...; Tony Lloyd | 463 c591 (Link to this contribution) In welcoming my hon. Friend’s statement, may I draw her attention to one of the problems in areas su...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c590-1 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an important point about drainage. Some terrible events over the last month...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c580-3 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement about housing supply. May I ...; Speaker | 463 c587 (Link to this contribution) Order. I repeat the plea that I made during the earlier statement. This statement is important, but ...; Grant Shapps | 463 c583-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of her statement, and I join her in expressing sympa...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c592 (Link to this contribution) No, the £3 billion is extra public sector funding for affordable housing. On top of that, we will ge...; Lord Beamish | 463 c592 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the part of my right hon. Friend’s statement that emphasises partnership work between loca...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c592 (Link to this contribution) I cannot comment on the detail of the regional spatial strategy at this stage of the process. We nee...; Gerald Howarth | 463 c593 (Link to this contribution) The Minister said:"““I can announce that the Ministry of Defence has agreed to bring forward six sit...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c593 (Link to this contribution) We are announcing today additional land agreed in partnership between the Ministry of Defence and En...; Andy Slaughter | 463 c593 (Link to this contribution) My constituents will welcome the Government’s commitment to build more affordable homes, as did thos...; Lord Tyrie | 463 c594 (Link to this contribution) The Minister announced that Chichester, in addition to Aldershot, will take extra houses on a MOD si...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c594 (Link to this contribution) It is disappointing when councils oppose additional affordable homes, including more social housing,...; Speaker | 463 c594 (Link to this contribution) Order. We must now conclude questions on this statement. I realise that many Members will be disappo...; Yvette Cooper | 463 c594 (Link to this contribution) I hoped that the hon. Gentleman would take the opportunity to welcome the possibility of additional ...
Subjects: Construction Council housing Housing Land Empty property Government departments Floods Local government Low incomes Pollution control Carbon emissions First time buyers
Contains statistics: Yes
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Housing

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