i think listening to kwajo, — opposition. i think listening to kwajo, i— opposition.y constantly every day about a rise in _ worry constantly every day about a rise in violent crime and we worry about_ rise in violent crime and we worry about the — rise in violent crime and we worry about the stability and fights breaking out on transport and so on and it— breaking out on transport and so on and it has_ breaking out on transport and so on and it has to — breaking out on transport and so on and it has to be related to people's sense _ and it has to be related to people's sense of— and it has to be related to people's sense of despair that the old idea that if— sense of despair that the old idea that if you — sense of despair that the old idea that if you buckle down and pass your exams and upward social mobility, _ your exams and upward social mobility, they'll be a prize at the end of— mobility, they'll be a prize at the end of it. — mobility, they'll be a prize at the end of it, the security of a home. but increasingly as a fantasy where we are _ but increasingly as

and it's notjust, as kwajo was mentioning, the number of new homes we need but the quality.urces we give to people who provide housing have had to be spent on improving the quality of homes that were built years ago and are now reaching the end of their lives and there are people living with damp, mould and horrific conditions. so, we have arrived at a moment in history where we need to spend notjust on quantity but on quality as well. that is an important lesson because when we were building significant numbers of homes in the �*50s and �*60s they were not of the quality required, so that's why i've placed an emphasis on making sure we improve conditions as well as delivering more homes. are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget? well, i'm doing everything i can, i mean, short of laying siege to his own home. every day i send him a note or a message emphasising the importance of doing more to unlock housing money. he gets it. jeremy hunt absolutely appreciates the importance of supporting the next genera