Mark Prisk has pledged to "focus on delivery" as housing minister and says housing associations have a key role to play.
Giving his first media interviews since replacing Grant Shapps earlier this month, Mr Prisk told 24housing magazine that he is a "practical soul" who "measures everything in outcomes".
"We need more homes, more decent homes, more affordable homes," he said. "That's why the £10 billion guarantee was such an important part of the recent housing announcement.
"My message to the National...
