Hansard - United Kingdom Parliament
Hansard - United Kingdom Parliament
Hansard - United Kingdom Parliament
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21 Oral Answers<br />
20 JUNE 2011<br />
Oral Answers<br />
22<br />
money that this country simply did not have. We are in<br />
the process of unravelling that mess. I am pleased to<br />
report to the hon. Gentleman that for the first time for a<br />
very long time average lending to first-time buyers has<br />
dropped below 6%.<br />
Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD): Further to Question 2,<br />
do Ministers accept that in towns where there is a major<br />
garrison there is a significant impact on the rented<br />
housing sector, both public and private? That being the<br />
case, will the coalition Government provide additional<br />
resources over and above what they would provide for a<br />
town without a garrison so that our current and former<br />
service personnel can be housed?<br />
Grant Shapps: My hon. Friend is absolutely right<br />
about the additional pressures that arise when there is a<br />
garrison in a town. As I announced at the Dispatch Box<br />
an hour ago, this Government are determined not only<br />
to honour returning service personnel but to put them<br />
at an advantage by putting them right at the top of the<br />
list and for top consideration for such things as the Firstbuy<br />
scheme. We will send Firstbuy agents into the garrisons<br />
to ensure that they can help to get the right people into<br />
these new homes.