Homes and Communities Agency

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 3 March 2009.

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Photo of Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) 2:30, 3 March 2009

Yes; as I said to Julia Goldsworthy, we are consulting at present on changing the regulations that have hitherto disadvantaged local authorities in the same position as his own in benefiting from new housing build, and we also propose to make it possible for them to apply for housing grant.