Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the housing market on the economy.
Answered by David Gauke
The Government is committed to making the aspiration of home ownership a reality for as many households as possible. The Government’s Help to Buy scheme and Stamp Duty reforms will continue to support housing market activity. And new housing supply is already responding, with housing starts in England growing by 10% in 2014.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom
HM Treasury occupies a small estate the core of which is the building at 1 Horse Guards Road. Space rationalisation in this building has allowed the Cabinet Office, the Northern Ireland office, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and UK Export Finance to be accommodated.
HM Treasury has no other land available for release.