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HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI refute the assumption that rough sleeping numbers are increasing because of the action taken during the pandemic. If we look at the snapshot, we see that in actual fact at…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 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 SleepersI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the wraparound services that organisations within local authorities provide to some of those individuals who are experiencing complex…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersYou will have to excuse me, Mr Speaker; I fell down the stairs yesterday, so I am struggling to do the bobbing up and down. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I would like to…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. I hope she recognises, and I think she did at the beginning, that this Government have put £700 million into homelessness and rough…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersThe Government have invested heavily in support for the homeless particularly through the rough sleeping initiative. Liverpool is part of Housing First, which is one of the pilot…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersI respect the hon. Gentleman’s comments, but he is completely incorrect in relation to this Government’s ongoing support for rough sleepers during the pandemic. We carried out an…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersAs we look ahead to the winter months, it is vital that we work together to prevent increases in homelessness and rough sleeping. The Government have set out unprecedented support…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillI thank the hon. Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah) for her comments and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) on securing this debate.…23 Oct 2020HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention because that is exactly right: we do want transparency and we do want to work with the sector to remove those rogue traders from the…23 Oct 2020HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is true that many owners and users of park home sites will be elderly and vulnerable. I have many in my constituency, so I am well…23 Oct 2020HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillI am willing to work with my hon. Friend and my officials over the coming weeks, so that we can bring something forward and support something, so that is entirely correct. But as…23 Oct 2020HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillMy hon. Friend raises an important point. He is right to say that we are living in unprecedented times with this coronavirus pandemic and many businesses are struggling. As a…23 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, on your first day in the Chair. I thank the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) for securing this vital…13 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19As the hon. Gentleman knows, I speak regularly with my colleagues across Departments when dealing with a whole host of issues that affect the United Kingdom, in particular in my…13 Oct 2020HANSARDChinese and East Asian Communities: Racism during Covid-19I commit to doing as the hon. Lady asked. It is important that we remain committed to, and steadfast in standing up for anyone who finds themselves a victim of hate crime or of…13 Oct 2020HANSARDRegeneration: Town CentresMy hon. Friend is right. We agree that turning disused commercial and retail units into new homes can provide more housing and create more vibrant town and city centres. A number…05 Oct 2020HANSARDRegeneration: Town CentresThe hon. Gentleman knows that I have had a lot of respect for him in his previous work in this House, but I am disappointed with his position there. As an elected Member of…05 Oct 2020HANSARDRegeneration: Town CentresI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the beauty of her town of Liskeard, and she knows that I, too, am a fan of her part of the country. The Government are totally committed to…05 Oct 2020