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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend the hon. Gentleman for that work. We want councils to be able to contribute to council housing. I will happily get the Housing Minister to meet the hon. Gentleman.20 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree. That is why we have an inter-ministerial group—we are determined to tackle homelessness. This is not just about children in temporary accommodation; it affects…20 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyWe will deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housing in a generation. The last Government’s affordable housing programme is expected to deliver only between…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I was speaking to families of the bereaved earlier, and I made sure to reiterate that, while this Chamber might not be full, I think I…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Cladding is one element of what many tenants face with unsafe buildings, and we are looking at how we can strengthen measures to ensure…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI know that housing quality has been a particular issue in my hon. Friend’s constituency. All social housing tenants deserve to live in a safe, decent home. We will bring forward…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue; 242 people dying is absolutely horrendous. We face an acute housing crisis. While housing and homelessness are devolved, I urge our…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyWe have consulted on changes to the national planning policy framework to maximise development on brownfield land, and we have invited views on proposals for a new brownfield…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have got record investment into the UK through our international business summit. I am proud of our Employment Rights Bill, which is pro-worker and pro-employer. It will reward…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI agree with the hon. Member that we need more social homes. That is why we have been putting more into the affordable homes programme. We have made it absolutely clear that under…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyAgain, we have been looking at how we build safe, secure, energy-efficient homes that bring down people’s energy bills. The previous Government saw energy bills go up really high.…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyThe hon. Member has forgotten that his Government failed to meet their housing targets every single time. The Government are committed to building 1.5 million homes over this…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI really hope so, Mr Speaker; that is the plan. We are taking steps through the new national planning policy framework, and we have new mandatory targets for local authorities. We…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyIn our new national planning policy framework, we have set out how we are protecting agricultural land, but we have also set out the fact that our country faces a housing crisis.…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place. Despite him being on the Opposition Benches, we seem to have a lot in common: we both came to Parliament in the 2015 intake, represent…02 Dec 2024HANSARDDepartmental Office ClosuresMy Department has set a workforce and location strategy that proposes to retain 16 of the existing 22 departmental offices. This will result in six offices closing over the next…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the need for more social housing. We have committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the housing crisis in Scotland, where too many families are waiting for too long for a safe and secure home. I completely back all…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, which shows how the damage caused by the organisations that cladded those buildings and their systemic failures have had a real…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe absolute deadline we have put forward as part of our remediation acceleration plan is 2029, but we want to go much further. The Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the…02 Dec 2024