Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mary Creagh and Grant Shapps

Thursday 10th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab)]

19. What estimate he has made of the effect on the number of affordable homes of planned reductions in spending under the Kickstart and national affordable housing programmes.

[The Minister for Housing (Grant Shapps)]

The national fiscal position is severe, and we have had to make some very difficult decisions on savings. That is why on 24 May we announced that the Government would be making £6.2 billion of savings this year. We have estimated that planned savings in the housing programme will reduce the number of affordable houses. That is why we brought forward another £170 million to ensure that 4,000 could be completed.

[Mr Speaker]

I call Mary Creagh.