Sajiid Javid was appointed Secretary of State in July 2016 .
In a later email , he said : `` [ Sajid Javid ] decided not to take a decision about this last night and the matter has now been raised with [ the prime minister ] '' . Javid was appointed as the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in July 2016 , by new Prime Minister , Theresa May . He has focused in particular on increasing housing supply in the role , including a new generation of affordable and council housing .
Sajid Javid