Written Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to increase the availability of affordable housing in the South East.

Member Answering Question: Yvette Cooper MP, Minister of State

Answer: We have published a Housing Green Paper which sets out the Government’s plans for the level of affordable housing to be delivered in the years covered by the Comprehensive Spending Review.

Regional Assemblies will be asked for their advice on housing spending priorities in their areas. This will include levels of spend on different elements of the National Affordable Housing Programme and spatial distribution. This advice will be provided in the context of work which has already been done by the Regional Assemblies as part of the preparation of Regional Spatial Strategies in their role as regional planning bodies.