I acknowledge my hon. Friend’s ingenuity in putting her question.

I hope that the hon.

The Government are on the side of hard-working families. I remind the hon.

I certainly agree with the hon.

Local authorities decide council tax levels and are responsible for managing resources to deliver services.

My hon.

I hope to reassure the hon. Gentleman.

I commend Kettering Borough Council for the work it is doing, and indeed Conservative councils up and down this country.

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for highlighting this issue, which he and I met and discussed directly.

What I can confirm is that we have delivered more affordable homes over the past eight years of this Government when compared with the l