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HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersMy hon. Friend is right to highlight again the vital role that our veterans have played in keeping this country safe. I am sure that everyone across this House feels, as I do, a…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point, but, as I have outlined, we have asked bailiffs to pause evictions over the Christmas period and that is something that we will…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend, and I am glad that we were able to allocate funding to Buckinghamshire to deliver on those programmes. At the moment—this is our first tranche,…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersThe Government are investing more than £150 million in permanent accommodation, delivering 3,300 units, to give an asset to the country that will provide properties for…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI will happily meet the hon. Lady to discuss that. She has highlighted an issue that affects not only people sleeping rough but those who are at threat of being made homeless. It…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersThe hon. Lady asks about families and children in temporary accommodation. I, too, have concerns about any families and young people having to live their lives in temporary…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend for what he has said, and it is a pleasure to be answering his question. He is absolutely right. Throughout the pandemic, we have been working with local…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and I am always happy to meet her to discuss particular issues affecting her area and to listen to ideas that Members think may or may not…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I will use my position to make sure that that money is being targeted at and provided in the areas where it is actually needed. This…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersThe rules on eligibility and immigration status have not changed, including those on no recourse to public funds. It is down to local authorities to use their judgment in…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend and, yes, I totally will. I have already met Andy Street to discuss the issues within the area. I am very grateful for the work that he and others have been…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend, and I happily pass on my thanks to the charities and the organisation in her constituency, Leslie’s Care Packages, for the work they have been doing…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Supported Accommodation: HMOsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) for securing the debate; it has touched on issues…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Supported Accommodation: HMOsAbsolutely. I will be looking at all the options that are available. There is a fine balancing act when it comes to decisions or regulations that we make. However, the hon.…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The investment we are making as a Government in long-term secure homes is so important. That is what the Secretary of State and I are driving…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersThe hon. Lady will know that part of our follow-on from the Everyone In programme—it is still ongoing and has not stopped—is the Next Steps funding, which delivers exactly what…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend for the work that she has done in this area and the passion that she has for working with me and the Department to tackle this issue. She is absolutely…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersActually, I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the issue in his constituency. It is true, and I am sure I speak for everyone across the House, that every one of us feels sadness…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersAs I have already outlined, those who have no recourse to public funds do work with local authorities. Local authorities already assess those individuals who are in need and make…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank my hon. Friend for his comment and pay tribute to those not only in his constituency but throughout the country who are working and have worked incredibly hard over the…11 Nov 2020