Mr. Graham Doyle:

Value for money is absolutely a key part in our thinking around this, balanced with the need to deliver homes to people in the short term. I refer to putting in place a new build programme, the upfront capital costs and the challenges to deliver of which the Deputy speaks, which we are very keen to overcome. I am a relatively recent arrival to the Department. I am sure colleagues are sick to death of me at this stage talking about the need to do everything we can to remove any barriers that we can to the delivery of new build properties. However, with that best will in the world - and people are working very hard to do that with the local authorities and other delivery partners - that takes time and is taking time-----