Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 26 January 2010.
Will my hon. Friend recognise that if we are to see housing numbers increase significantly, as we all wish, from the current difficult position, what is required above all is certainty and confidence in the future? That could be very seriously damaged by the ill thought out, uncosted and dangerous Opposition proposals for changes to the housing planning scheme.