Today I asked the Prime Minister about his plans for affordable homes.
This follows on from the recent the Government announcement that Hertsmere Borough Council will receive £277,000 to support development at the Elstree Way Corridor. 19 flagship Housing Zones spread across the country will receive £5.5 million of funding and will see councils working in partnership with private developers to deliver new homes on brownfield land.
It was great to have the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister about plans to replace run down housing estates with high quality affordable homes. It’s really important we get this right and create homes where people want to live for generations to come.
You can watch my question and the Prime Minister’s reply here: http://goo.gl/SSg36x.
The full text of my question to the Prime Minister and his answer is below:
As someone who grew up in social housing, I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to tearing down poor-quality, soulless high-rise estates and replacing them with affordable homes. Will he seize this opportunity to make sure that those new homes are attractive, well-designed places in which people will want to live for generations to come?
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If Labour wanted to have a constructive opinion, they would come along and say, “How can we help knock down these sink estates, rebuild new houses, help people to own their own homes?” That is what we want to do, and that is what we are going to see in this Parliament: one side committed to opportunity, life chances, helping people get on, and another side wanting to keep people trapped in poverty.