Grant Shapps corrected the Commons record on New Social Housing

8 June 2011 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Communities and Local Government

The correction was made by letter from Mr Grant Shapps, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 8 June 2011. The figure 45,000 in the original became 50,000 in the correction, higher by 5,000. Altogether 7 words differ between the two versions.

The question

22. What estimate his Department has made of the likely number of new social housing starts between May 2010 and April 2015.

Original and corrected words

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The hon. Lady is right to draw the subject to the ~~House’s~~ attention. It is sadly true that there were ~~45,000~~ fewer affordable ~~social~~ homes in this country following 13 years of her ~~party’s~~ being in power. I have had extensive conversations with colleagues across Government to ensure that, in the next 13 years—or at least in the next four—a significantly greater number of social, affordable and all types of homes will be built across the social and regular housing sectors because this country needs homes, for which the new homes bonus will provide a significant boost.	The hon. Lady is right to draw the subject to the House's attention. It is sadly true that there were 50,000 fewer affordable homes in this country following 13 years of her party's being in power. I have had extensive conversations with colleagues across Government to ensure that, in the next 13 years—or at least in the next four—a significantly greater number of social, affordable and all types of homes will be built across the social and regular housing sectors because this country needs homes, for which the new homes bonus will provide a significant boost.

Original

Corrected

The hon. Lady is right to draw the subject to the ~~House’s~~ attention. It is sadly true that there were ~~45,000~~ fewer affordable ~~social~~ homes in this country following 13 years of her ~~party’s~~ being in power. I have had extensive conversations with colleagues across Government to ensure that, in the next 13 years—or at least in the next four—a significantly greater number of social, affordable and all types of homes will be built across the social and regular housing sectors because this country needs homes, for which the new homes bonus will provide a significant boost.

The hon. Lady is right to draw the subject to the House's attention. It is sadly true that there were 50,000 fewer affordable homes in this country following 13 years of her party's being in power. I have had extensive conversations with colleagues across Government to ensure that, in the next 13 years—or at least in the next four—a significantly greater number of social, affordable and all types of homes will be built across the social and regular housing sectors because this country needs homes, for which the new homes bonus will provide a significant boost.

The correction in Hansard.

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