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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 5 September 2011.

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Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps The Minister for Housing 2:30, 5 September 2011

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is important to allow communities to grow and allow local people to have a stake in that growth, which is why we will ensure—both through the new homes bonus and through reformed business rates—that an ambitious local authority can improve the lot of people who live in their area, who, for the first time, will have a stake in the future.