Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:19 pm ar 18 Rhagfyr 2024.
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Non-affiliated
3:19,
18 Rhagfyr 2024
My Lords, I congratulate the Government and my noble friend the Minister on the ambitious housing targets to meet housing need. What assessment has been made of mixed funding models using private, public, and banking and hedge fund sources to construct those houses in order to provide for the great housing need throughout the country?
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