The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Grant Shapps: The government's plans to build a series of sustainable communities are flawed, top-heavy and out of time
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... or gazundering; it's not going to help first-time buyers."The Conservative housing spokesman, Grant Shapps, said his party was determined to scrap compulsory HIP reports."Home Information Packs have served to undermine the housing market, increase the cost of buying and selling a home," he said.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... any action is taken.Dubbing the Prime Minister “Brown the bailiff”, Tory shadow housing minister Grant Shapps said most repossessions already took longer than six months.“A three-month hiatus will help virtually none of the thousands left helpless by the Prime Minister’s irresponsibility and failure to regulate the banking industry.”
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... of the year, with many more almost certain to follow in 2009.Last night Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps branded the Prime Minister “Brown the Bailiff” and said: “The Daily Express is quite right to highlight this issue and I welcome its crusade.”On behalf of our loyal army of readers, the Daily Express calls on ministers to ensure that – in these extraordinary times of economic...
ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
... favour of the deal, which re-establishes historic links between the parties." - Belfast Telegraph Grant Shapps lambasts the Government for losing one laptop a week "Figures uncovered by Tory frontbencher Grant Shapps MP show that in the year until the end of last month, Government departments lost a total of 53 lap-tops - a quarter of which belonged to the Department...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
... drives and four memory sticks, according to official data gathered by Conservative shadow minister Grant Shapps.Despite the high security surrounding parliament, 10 chairs went missing from the House of Commons' Portcullis House annexe, Mr Shapps revealed.He released the details on the anniversary of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's apology last year for the loss of personal details...
Sky News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
... Parliament, 10 chairs went missing from the House of Commons' Portcullis House annexe, Mr Shapps revealed.He released the details on the anniversary of Prime Minister 's apology last year for the loss of personal details of 25 million families on mislaid computer discs.Mr Shapps said the new losses raised concerns about potential breaches of the confidentiality of personal health...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Last Updated: 4:08PM GMT 20 Nov 2008The news came as Jack Straw was accused of only giving "slap on the wrist" to a private firm which lost a CD containing hundreds of pieces of "sensitive personal information" from the Ministry of Justice. Figures uncovered by Tory frontbencher Grant Shapps MP show that in the year until the end of last month, Government...
Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Why is the Shadow Housing Minister, Grant Shapps so excited about the death throes of Brown’s eco-towns? Okay, that was a rhetorical question, but I ask it because I’m desperately trying to find the Tory alternative, if there is one at all. Whatever it is, their current opposition to eco-town planning smacks of typical nimbyism as well as crucial horsepower for their anti-Brown bandwagon....
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
The Shadow Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, added: "Under Labour, council waiting lists have soared to a record 1.7 million, the number of new social houses being built has plummeted, and the Government's Social Homebuy scheme has been an unmitigated failure, with a mere 235 purchases. Government policy needs to champion social mobility and show compassion for those in need."
Dizzy Thinks (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
At the end of last week, the House of Commons Commission was aksed, for the third time this year, what had been reported stolen in Palace of Westminster in the last year. In response to Grant Shapps, Nick Harvey referred him to previous answers in February and one two weeks ago on the 13th October. It was the closing sentence that court my eye though, which said, "[s]ince then it has...
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
... in favour, among them party leader David Cameron, George Osborne, Oliver Letwin, Malcolm Rifkind, Grant Shapps, Andrew Lansley, Theresa Villiers, Ken Clarke, Michael Howard and Jeremy Hunt.84 Tory MPs voted against the legislation.16 Labour MPs rebelled against a three line whip to vote against, among them former Cabinet minister Ruth Kelly.Bob Spink, UKIP's only MP, voted for the...
