back in the commons a conservative, sir geoffrey clifton—brown saw an opportunity to make sure thosew properties were fit for the future. he wants all new homes to be have full fibre fast broadband, to be well insulated and energy efficient, and to have facilities for charging electric cars. the government is ready to build, but we must ensure in the urgency to deliver that we do not compromise on quality of these homes. as the public accounts committee reported last year in the planning and broken housing market report, the standard of many new developments does not reach acceptable levels. all these measures are far cheaper to install in initial build rather than expensively retrofitting them sometime down the line which will be inevitable. they will literally transform our

back in the commons a conservative, sir geoffrey clifton—brown saw an opportunity to make sure thosedband, to be well insulated and energy efficient, and to have facilities for charging electric cars. the government is ready to build, but we must ensure in the urgency to deliver that we do not compromise on quality of these homes. as the public accounts committee reported last year in the planning and broken housing market report, the standard of many new developments does not reach acceptable levels. all these measures are far cheaper to install in initial build rather than expensively retrofitting them sometime down the line which will be inevitable. they will literally transform our housing market by going a long way in helping us reduce the shocking 15% of residential emissions. they will also play a massive part in helping the government achieve its ambitious net—zero carbon emissions target by 2050. sir geoffrey clifton—brown, but unless the government backs his ideas, the bill stands little chance of becoming law. and that's it from me for today, but do join me at the same tim