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The latest ministerial speeches, statements and articles from the housing site.

• The boxed-in generation

  Speech by Housing Minister Grant Shapps to the Home Builders Federation Annual industry lunch.

  • Added: 24 April 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Housing Update

  Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister for Housing Grants Shapps about the Government's action on housing, following the publication of the Housing Strategy in November 2011.

  • Added: 1 February 2012
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Disabled Facilities Grant

  Today the Department for Communities and Local Government is announcing the local authority allocations of the £20 million additional funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant in England.

  • Added: 17 January 2012
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Work of the Department during the Christmas Recess 2011

  In a Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has given an update about work undertaken by the Department for Communities and Local Government over the Christmas period.

  • Added: 10 January 2012
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• New Homes Bonus

  Written Ministerial Statement by Housing Minister Grant Shapps announcing funding for the New Homes Bonus scheme.

  • Added: 1 December 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Role of Building Societies

  Speech by Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, to the Building Society Association.

  • Added: 20 October 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• No Second Night Out Homeless Link Conference

  Speech by Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, to the No Second Night Out Homeless Link Conference

  • Added: 12 October 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Unpublished research reports: Housing

  Statement by Grant Shapps, Minister for Housing and Local Government, on research projects commissioned by the previous administration.

  • Added: 6 October 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Garden cities: reshaping the ideas of the past for the 21st century

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps writes in the Guardian that much can be learned from Ebeneezer Howard in helping to solve the housing shortage.

  • Added: 19 September 2011
  • Article by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Homes to be proud of

  A Speech by the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles, at the RESI conference in Newport.

  • Added: 15 September 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Perspective on Housing Benefit Reforms

  Article by Housing Minister Grant Shapps in The Huffington Post.

  • Added: 26 July 2011
  • Article by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Affordable Homes Programme 2011-15

  Written Ministerial Statement by Housing Minister Grant Shapps announcing the outcomes of the invitation for proposals for Affordable Rent under the Government's Affordable Homes Programme for 2011-15.

  • Added: 14 July 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Consultation on Directions to the Social Housing Regulator

  Written Ministerial Statement by Housing Minister Grant Shapps announcing the publication of a consultation on draft Directions to be issued to the Social Housing Regulator.

  • Added: 7 July 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• The Prince's Foundation's Natural House launch

  Speech by Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, at the launch of the Prince's Foundation's 'Natural House' at the Building Research Establishment

  • Added: 28 June 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Housing Sector National Forum - Meeting the Requirements of Fire Safety Legislation

  Speech by Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser Sir Ken Knight at the Housing Sector National Forum on behalf of Fire Minister Bob Neill.

  • Added: 16 June 2011
  • Speech by Bob Neill MP

• Unpublished research reports: Housing and local government

  Written Ministerial Statement by Grant Shapps, Minister for Housing and Local Government, on research projects commissioned by the previous administration.

  • Added: 16 June 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Affordable Rent

  Written Ministerial Statement by Greg Clark, Decentralisation Minister, on the Affordable Homes Programme.

  • Added: 9 June 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Local Government Association housing seminar

  Speech by Housing Minister, Grant Shapps to Local Government Association Housing group.

  • Added: 9 June 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Empty prospects

  Article by Communities Minister Andrew Stunell for LocalGov.co.uk.

  • Added: 31 May 2011
  • Article by Andrew Stunell OBE MP

• Buildings and the Environment

  Written statement by Minister for Housing Grant Shapps on the Government's zero carbon policy.

  • Added: 17 May 2011
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP