Housing

Part of Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 7:34 pm on 9 June 2009.

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Photo of Andrew Love Andrew Love Labour, Edmonton 7:34, 9 June 2009

I thank my right hon. Friend for being so generous with his time. I wanted the opportunity, like many others here tonight, to congratulate him on his new role, which he is fulfilling with great promise this evening. The implication of what he said about Conservative party policy is, of course, much greater. The last time the Conservatives deregulated rents, they said, "Let housing benefit take the strain." The implication for public expenditure of such proposals from a party that says that we have to restrict public expenditure is either that such expenditure will go through the roof or that tenancies will be jeopardised across the country.