Grant Shapps corrected the Commons record on Social Housing (England)
The words were spoken in the Commons on 28 June 2011. The correction was made by letter from Grant Shapps, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 13 July 2011. The correction replaced 2 figures (250,000, 430,000) with 2 figures (270,000, 420,000). Altogether 10 words differ between the two versions.
Original and corrected words
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| Original | Corrected |
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| The issue of under-occupancy and empty homes was raised. I passionately believe in trying to solve the equation of | The issue of under-occupancy and empty homes was raised. I passionately believe in trying to solve the equation of just over 420,000 households under-occupying while over 270,000 are overcrowded. I have provided some money, time and resources in order for the Chartered Institute of Housing to assist with that issue. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/11071370000004.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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