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HANSARDEngagementsFirst of all, I am sorry to hear about that. Hard-working businesspeople who spend a lot of their time building up a business should expect the full force of the law to protect…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that case. It is not an isolated case; we inherited a really dire situation and there are far too many people that do not have a safe and…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue, and I know that the fire Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, my hon.…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister did not just raise issues; he has acted on them. He brought the first prosecutions against grooming gangs, and called for action to address ethnicity issues in…18 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI am not going to stray into individual cases, but what I will say is that since gaining office this Government have confirmed the changes to the national planning policy…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have a housing crisis in this country, and it is felt particularly acutely by those who need social and council housing. That is why we have…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyComing back to the point that we do need housing, including social and council housing, we have been clear in the changes that we have been making, including in the Planning and…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyMy hon. Friend is a great champion for Derby and many Members across this House can understand the acute pressures he mentions. The fact is we have not been building enough homes,…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyIn our first eight months in office, we have announced £800 million in new funding for the affordable homes programme and £2 billion as a down payment on future investment. The…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Unitary AuthoritiesLocal government reorganisation will lead to better outcomes for residents and save a significant amount of money that can be reinvested in public services and improve…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Planning and Infrastructure Bill enters its remaining stages in the Commons, I thank my hon. Friend the Housing Minister and Members across the House for their continued…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyI am disgusted to hear about what happened to that young person and her baby—that is absolutely terrible. The number of people, particularly children, who are in temporary…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Unitary AuthoritiesAs set out in the invitation letters, and as with previous restructures, there is no proposal for council debt to be addressed centrally or written off as part of reorganisation,…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI might like a pint; and wouldn’t he like to know?09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The Government are committed to strengthening the system of developer contributions to ensure that new developments provide the necessary…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shadow Secretary of State has been called a bit later than the hon. Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), for whom I outlined the reasons we have not put an exact figure on…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the shadow Secretary of State for the constructive way in which he has approached this issue. We all remember what happened at Grenfell and the work that the previous…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyThe Opposition cannot have it both ways: one way they are saying we are failing to build the homes; and the other way they are saying we are concreting over the green belt. We…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Homes: Minimum EPC RatingThat’s a bit harsh.09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Unitary AuthoritiesI am sure that those on the Conservative Benches have an interest in areas of natural beauty as well, and I am sure that the Minister for Housing and Planning will address this…09 Jun 2025