There are nearly 200,000 fewer council housing properties today than there were in 2010. How have a Government who are committed to levelling up allowed that to happen?

Because we have given people the opportunity to become home owners for the first time in a generation. I am proud of the fact that we have done that, but my right hon. Friend and I are determined that we will do all we can with our £12 billion affordable homes programme to create more homes in constituencies such as that of the hon. Gentleman.

[Official Report, 27 June 2022, Vol. 717, c. 11.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for Housing, the right hon. Member for Pudsey (Stuart Andrew):

An error has been identified in my response.

The correct response should have been:

Because we have given people the opportunity to become home owners for the first time in a generation. I am proud of the fact that we have done that, but my right hon. Friend and I are determined that we will do all we can with our £11.5 billion affordable homes programme to create more homes in constituencies such as that of the hon. Gentleman.