Housing: Hyde Group

House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 January 2010.

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Photo of Lord Jones of Cheltenham Lord Jones of Cheltenham Liberal Democrat

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the Hyde Group's report Where are tomorrow's heartlanders?

Photo of Lord McKenzie of Luton Lord McKenzie of Luton Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government), Department for Work and Pensions, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (also in Department for Work and Pensions), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government)

My right honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Planning has welcomed the Hyde Group's report as an important and timely contribution. The report challenges perceptions that communities in social housing are "broken" or helpless, and shows how communities can be strengthened by the active involvement of tenants who know they are secure in their homes with long-term tenancies.

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