Part of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – in the House of Commons at on 22 January 2024.
David Evennett
Conservative, Bexleyheath and Crayford
Does the Minister agree that while Labour Members actively block the building of new homes for first-time buyers, the Conservative Government have increased the numbers to a 20-year high and helped almost 1 million households through Government-backed schemes?
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