Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 10 July 2018Answered: 16 July 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed)
We have taken decisive steps to support councils to invest in social housing, including committing to a new 10-year rent settlement and the launch of our £39 billion social and affordable homes programme. We are very clear that we want to see councils increase the level of social housing.