Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gordon Birtwistle and Greg Clark

Thursday 15th July 2010 Commons Chamber

[Greg Clark]

The hon. Lady may not have noticed, but the effect of the previous Government’s policy was to reduce housing development, so that virtually none happened. The strategies that we have talked about—the targets imposed—have deluded her into thinking that targets are the same thing as building. However, things have not happened that way and she should wake up to that.

[Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD)]

9. If he will take steps to reduce expenditure by his Department’s non-departmental public bodies on the housing market renewal pathfinder programme.