Affordable Homes Programme

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I commend Manchester City Council, the Mayor of Gre...

I thank my hon. Friend for this important debate. Under the leadership of Ian Ward, Birmingham ha...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I commend the work of Councillor Ian Ward, whom...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. It is not just Labour councils but Conservative-contr...

I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. The experiences she has at her advice surgeri...

I commend my hon. Friend on his speech on this really important issue. Does he agree that languag...

I thank my hon. Friend for that very valid point. It is one that many of us have been making for ...

The debate can last until 4 pm. I am obliged to call the Front-Bench spokespeople no later than 3...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I start by thanking my hon. Frie...

I thank my good and hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) for securing such a vital debate...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I warmly congratulate my hon. Fr...

There is a consequence to not building homes other than the numbers, and that is families living ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member f...

It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the...

My hon. Friend is making an interesting speech. Does he agree that every new home should have a s...

There is a strong case for that. It is an issue—one of many—that we are exploring in detail. The ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank all hon. and right hon. ...

The Minister said some warm words there about the need for social housing. In response to the Pub...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. She is an assiduous follower of this issue...

Will the Minister give way?

I want to make progress.

On that specific point?

Go on then—the hon. Gentleman has convinced me.

The Minister is right that, when it comes to designing an affordable homes programme, choices hav...

Before I answer that question, I hope the Chair will allow me a minute or two more than 10 minute...

Order. It is just a guideline, not a rule. The Minister can speak all the way until 3.57 pm, if h...

I will not detain colleagues to that extent, but I am grateful for the confirmation that I can co...

The Minister talks about home ownership increasing, but that incremental increase can hardly be s...

The hon. Lady is absolutely right that it is not enough, but the whole point of trying to build m...

The Minister is doing a great job of expanding his speech. There is absolutely no cost to ensurin...

I understand the point that the right hon. Lady is making, but there is a cost to mandating solar...

I thank the Minister for giving way and I think he will have heard the points about quality, size...

We expect to be able to say more on the affordable housing point in the coming weeks ahead—in spr...

rose—

I will first give way to the hon. Gentleman.

I will be brief. I recently addressed chief executives of housing associations from across the no...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. On the final point, my right hon. Frie...

I am extremely grateful, Mr Hollobone, for your excellent chairing of this passionate and powerfu...