John Cooper

John Cooper

Conservative — Dumfries and Galloway

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 November 2026

Debate

House Building

Contribution

Statistics are like bathing costumes: what they reveal is interesting, and what they conceal is absolutely vital. The statistics we heard in that answer conceal the fact that this Government are on line to build fewer houses than the last Conservative Government did in a parliamentary term blighted by covid, when many building sites were completely shut down. When it comes to housing, this Government are drowning, not waving, aren’t they?

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