§ 31. Ms WardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on investment in council housing. [116175]
§ Mr. MullinOur policies for housing are set out in the Housing Green Paper, "Quality and Choice—A Decent Home for All", which is being published today. Improving the quality of council housing is central to meeting our overarching housing objective of offering everyone the opportunity of a decent home and so promote social cohesion, well being and self-dependence. The Government are providing authorities with nearly £4.5 billion of extra resources for housing investment over the lifetime of this Parliament.