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HANSARDIslamophobiaI say to the hon. Member that a new definition must be given careful consideration so that it comprehensively reflects multiple perspectives and considers the potential…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to all those involved in supporting residents in Dagenham after the appalling fire last week—a sobering reminder of the importance of making buildings safe ahead of…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about people on pension credit and, in particular, about the household support fund. It is incredibly important, first, that the many people who…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments on my dance moves; that opinion is subjective, like beauty, of course. On a serious note, I find it astonishing that Conservative…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: this week will be very difficult for the community around Grenfell, including the survivors and those who lost loved ones. He is also right to…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a Mancunian, I do not think I am in any place to tell Londoners what is in Essex and what is not.02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. It was great to visit Blackpool during the general election campaign, and I visited Blackpool on many occasions during my childhood as…02 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that Birmingham city council will not be making decisions over asset sales lightly. I know that it is working with commissioners to ensure that its…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionLast month’s appalling violence exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in our society. Division and decline, combined with rising Islamophobia and racism, contributed to the vile scenes…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionI thank my hon. Friend for her question. I was proud to serve alongside my good friend Jo Cox in this House, and her words about our common humanity and what unites us ring as…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionAbsolutely, and my hon. Friend is right. We are strengthening housing targets and acting to ensure that local plans are ambitious enough to support this Government’s commitment to…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionI absolutely welcome it, and I commend the actions such as those taken by the Burton-upon-Trent mosque. I agree with my hon. Friend that building understanding among those from…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionI absolutely agree that it is important that infrastructure is built around our 1.5 million homes target. That is why we set out the proposals in the consultation on the national…02 Sept 2024HANSARDCommunity CohesionIt is always a pleasure to hear from the hon. Member, and he is absolutely right. When I was visiting those communities, I saw them coming together. I saw the way in which they…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Building HomesI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Again, the short answer is yes, it will be a rapid review. We were already speaking about this issue before the election. We want to make…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesThe short answer is when it next updates. As I said in my answer to the shadow Secretary of State, councils that have an up-to-date local plan will not be made to start again. I…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesIt is difficult to set out the detail at a local level because those types of development are subject to section 106 agreements. That is why local plans are really important, and…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesMy hon. Friend is right: 14 years of the Tories have left social and affordable housing in a crisis. To fix our overall problem with the housing crisis, we must have more social…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesThe answer to the hon. Lady’s direct question about local plans is that it depends on how far they have got. There will be a transition, as we explained in the consultation…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesI can confirm that we are getting rid of the urban uplift. The new method of establishing housing targets is better than the previous one, which we believed was outdated. The…30 Jul 2024