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Govt committed to 240,000 new homes a year
New agency to deliver affordable housing

Gordon Brown continued to stress his commitment to housing in yesterday’s Queen Speech, with measures designed to increase the supply of housing and build the infrastructure needed to support communities. Yesterday’s Queen Speech confirmed the government will introduce a housing and regeneration bill in the forthcoming parliamentary session. This will bring forward the 240,000 new… Read more »

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Trio of bills 'pave way' for nuclear energy
Green groups’ alarm at nuclear pathway

The Queen’s Speech today laid the groundwork for a new generation of nuclear power stations with a trio of new bills. The planning reform bill and energy bill both enable the building of new nuclear power stations while the climate change bill provides an argument in favour of nuclear power. Ministers are keen to stress… Read more »