My hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. Is it not the case that the £25 billion that goes into housing benefit supports rentier capitalism and not entrepreneurial capitalism? Would not that money be better invested in bricks and mortar? One of the solutions that the left and the Labour party have for this problem is to bring in rent controls. Does my hon. Friend agree that rent controls would help to bring down the housing benefit budget?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Graham Stringer
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 July 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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