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Peter Aldous

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Rape and Sexual Violence: Criminal Justice Response
Monday 10th July 2023

(10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kate Kniveton Portrait Kate Kniveton (Burton) (Con)
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16. What steps his Department is taking to support house building.

Peter Aldous Portrait Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)
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20. What steps his Department is taking to support house building.

Paul Holmes Portrait Paul Holmes (Eastleigh) (Con)
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24. What steps his Department is taking to support house building.

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Peter Aldous Portrait Peter Aldous
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To address the housing crisis, we need to be building more homes for social rent, and planning departments must be properly resourced in personnel and funding. Will my hon. Friend set out the steps she is taking to address those two specific issues?

Rachel Maclean Portrait Rachel Maclean
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My hon. Friend speaks with considerable expertise on these matters. We know that many local planning authorities are facing capacity and capability challenges, which is why we have developed a programme of support, working with partners across the planning sector, to put more skills and capacity into planning authorities. Our levelling up White Paper is committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes across the country.

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