Question
I welcome the Government’s focus on first-time buyers, because so many young people cannot get their first step on the ladder. My concern with the properties that are being built—not on the green belt but within town-centre boundaries—is that first-time buyer properties are being manipulated out of the system, in the same way that affordable homes have been on the green belt. I know the Government have done some stuff around the green belt golden rules, but what are they doing to ensure that we have first-time buyer homes on every development?
Answer
I am not sure that I quite understand what the hon. Lady means by homes being manipulated out of the system, but I am happy to sit down with her and have a conversation about it.
Verdict: RED (10/100) DEFERRED
The reply did not answer the question. It said the minister did not understand the phrase 'homes being manipulated out of the system' and offered to meet the Member to discuss it, but it set out no Government policy or action on making sure first-time buyer homes are included in developments. The substantive answer was deferred to a future conversation, so the person who asked would most likely need to ask again.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the Government doing to ensure that first-time buyer homes are included in every development. | Deferred | Generic | The reply says the minister does not understand the phrase 'homes being manipulated out of the system' and offers to meet the Member to discuss it, but it describes no Government policy or action on ensuring first-time buyer homes are included in developments. The substantive answer is deferred to a future conversation rather than given. |