The primary responsibility lies with the city council. The Government has provided enormous resources for regeneration. There is a balance to be struck in respect of leaving flats empty when there is great pressure to accommodate people. To be fair to the council, allocating flats to people does not necessarily mean regeneration is postponed.

I would like to see the full context of the decision taken by the council, but there is lots of funding available for regeneration.

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