Is there not an issue of fairness and social equality here? It was reported today that 25% of the funding for first-time buyers comes from mum and dad—the family. Is it not unfair that if an individual has wealthy parents, their parents can cascade that wealth to them? This policy, under a Conservative Government, will spread the wealth and enable people on modest incomes not to have to rely on the bank of mum and dad to buy their first home.
Housing and Planning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 May 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Housing and Planning Bill.
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