Speeches by Hinds.

“Would it be right to say that “one public estate”is a phrase? Is it anything more than a phrase?”

“I am not saying that this is a brand new thing. That phrase has been around Government for quite some time, including when I was at the MOJ for a while. People talk about “one public estate” and sometimes in relation to meeting Government housing priorities but also just securing best value for taxpayers’ money. It sou…”

“It is very good to see you, Mr Efford, presiding over this timely debate. Not only is this the 250th-anniversary year, but I think this is the first Backbench Business slot available after Jane’s actual birthday, which was on Tuesday. I congratulate the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) not only on securing the…”

“I thank the Minister for his considered remarks and for his constructive approach to date—the cumulative effect, one might say, of the Minister’s approach. However, I hope that after today he will think further. The Government should issue guidance to local authorities to the effect that, at least in circumstances wher…”

“I will write to the Minister in more detail—but if, in adding to the stock, we raise the median house price, that has an adverse effect on affordability. We get this ironic situation where the more we build, the less affordable it looks.”

“Of course, I agree. It is sometimes frustrating to talk to people who say there is no link between aggregate supply and the price of housing. Of course there is, but there is also the question of the mix, which is what I want to come to. Other things being equal, the best returns for developers tend to be on larger, co…”

“I know the hon. Gentleman’s constituency quite well—he is my mother-in-law’s MP. I know what a fantastic and beautiful area it is, as well as some of the challenges with the local economy. He makes a very good point.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the cumulative impacts of housing development. It is good to see you presiding once again, Mr Twigg. Let me start with the obvious statement that in this country, and in all of our localities, we need more housing. There has been population growth, and in our constituencies…”

“The Minister is very good to give way; I thank him. To be clear, when I was talking about the mix, I was not talking solely or even mainly about the tenure mix, but about the price points and the way that the formula works—he gets the point.”

“It would help us to challenge—you do not have to give us something that is going to move a market; we just need to know how many zeros there are in it.”

“I was going to ask about tax credits, but they have come up quite a few times already. Is it fair to assume that there is nothing more to say that you have not already expressed on tax credits and how you would like them to change? Oh dear—from the look on your faces I see that is not true to say. If anybody has someth…”

“If there is nothing further on tax credits, can I ask about costs? In the Pact evidence comparing 2024 with 2018, it talks about the flat cash in PSB spends. I have done this amateurishly while we have been sitting here, but I think that, if we just apply normal inflation, there was a 23% decrease in spend. There was a…”

“As with business rates and the Budget, it might take a few days for it to be absolutely clear what is in today’s announcement, although I hope that it will not take quite as long as it did with the Budget. I think it possible that some things will be welcome, given what the Minister said about densification and brownfi…”

“How come?”

“Is that another way of saying that children's television presenters are paid a lot more than they used to be?”

“Okay, but that ought to bring a revenue expectation with it, presumably.”

“But there is a revenue to come with that?”

“Adam, the cancellation of CITV is a bit vexing for reasons that include the future audience marketing aspect that you mentioned. What is the minimum cost of running a channel? Obviously, you can put an awful lot into a channel, such as a 24-hour output and star presenters. On the other end of the scale, you can have a …”

“Can you give us a benchmark of how much it costs, or the minimum infrastructure that you need?”

“It would help us to challenge—you do not have to give us something that is going to move a market; we just need to know how many zeros there are in it.”