Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 23 November 2022Answered: 29 November 2022

Asked by

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op)Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

My hon. Friend is right to raise that very serious issue. We are committed to working with every council to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housing in a generation. We are immediately taking action to reform the right to buy and to enable councils to borrow more cheaply, and investing in the affordable homes programme.