§ 24. Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the methods by which his Department develops housing policy. [148467]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Government develop housing policy through consultation, research and analysis. In December we published "The Way Forward for Housing", which sets out our policies to meet our objective to give everyone the opportunity of a decent home. This followed up a successful consultation on the housing Green Paper, widely recognised as the most comprehensive review of housing policy in a generation.
§ 33. Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on housing policy in south-east England. [148477]
Mr. Robert AinsworthThe Government"s aim is to ensure that everyone has a decent home. Last December, we published our "Housing Policy Statement: The Way Forward for Housing". This set out our plans for achieving this, including the introduction of the "Starter Home Initiative", designed to help key workers in areas of high housing cost such as the south-east. The recently published revised regional planning guidance for the south-east recognises the importance of affordable housing statement, together with the role housing investment can play in regeneration and sustaining rural communities.