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Hancock: Decent housing a ‘visceral human need’

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says it is the government’s responsibility to ensure there is “enough good-quality housing”. At the State Opening of Parliament the Queen said: “Laws to modernise the planning system, so that more homes can be built, will be brought forward.” Her Majesty added: "My ministers will establish in law a new building safety regulator to ensure that the tragedies of the past are never repeated.".