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HANSARD High Rise Social Housing: Reducing Fire RiskMy hon. Friend is quite right to focus on the implications of these costs and how they will affect the repairs and development programmes. Does he also recognise an additional…14 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftResearch by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation indicates that nearly four out of every five families with children are receiving universal credit or working tax credit, rising to 45%…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftIt is not clear from that answer whether the Secretary of State has actually undertaken any form of assessment of the income shock. However, it is not only about the impact on…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Impact of Floods in North WestminsterI want to stress one of the central points of the argument: Thames Water built a £17 million flood alleviation scheme, completed just six years ago, to deal with exactly this…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Impact of Floods in North WestminsterI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of floods in Westminster North. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David, in this short debate. I am…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is no such thing as a free service? If local councils are indeed going to be providing voter ID, it will be at public expense. The £120…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Impact of Floods in North WestminsterMy hon. Friend is right. We are constantly told that Thames Water is under new management. That management always seems to enjoy a level of remuneration that would make my…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillAs others have said, the Bill represents progress in implementing the recommendations of the Hackitt review, but it will not come into effect until a full five years after the…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillWill the Secretary of State give way?21 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillReturning to the issue of waking watch and risk, London now has 900 waking watches, with the number having risen significantly. The London Fire Brigade says that there remain a…21 Jul 2021HANSARDBenefit CapLast week, former Work and Pensions Minister Lord Freud described the benefit cap, which is now hitting 120,000 more households than at the beginning of the pandemic, as…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Deal with Australia: British Food StandardsWhat recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in a future trade deal with Australia.17 Jun 2021HANSARDTrade Deal with Australia: British Food StandardsThe Secretary of State will be aware that environmental, animal welfare and farming groups have all expressed their concern about both the small print in the deal and the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDEvictions and HomelessnessWhat assessment he has made of the potential effect of ending the moratorium on evictions on levels of (a) evictions and (b) homelessness.14 Jun 2021HANSARDEvictions and HomelessnessEven before the effect of the end of the evictions ban, a quarter of all homeless households in London were being accommodated away from their home areas—away from their schools,…14 Jun 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllSo much of the legislation and policy that we discuss in this House is experienced by people through the filter of local government: it is experienced locally rather than through…17 May 2021HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksI am glad that Westminster North is home to a large Jewish community. It is also home to the largest Arab community in Britain. Many people, across party, work very hard to ensure…17 May 2021HANSARDSupport for Tenants with Rent ArrearsWith the end of the eviction ban imminent, more than half of claimants needing help with housing costs face a shortfall between the help available and their actual rent—£100 a…17 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther education colleges are central to the roll-out of the Government’s skills agenda, yet in London the teaching grant for further education colleges has been cut by 13.7%,…26 Apr 2021HANSARDHousing Market: First-time BuyersWhat recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of first-time buyers entering the housing market.19 Apr 2021