Extract from Commons debate on the Budget - Nov 27
Tuesday, 28 November 2017 08:09
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Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):...The last time
300,000 homes were built in one year in England was almost half a
century ago, in 1969, back when councils and housing
associations were building new homes. Since 1939, in fact, the
delivery of more than 200,000 homes per year in England has
happened only when there have been major public sector house
building programmes. Let us consider what happened last year. Of
the 147,930 permanent dwellings completed in 2016-17, 82%...Request free trial
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