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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)Does the hon. Lady think that the ombudsman could play a greater role in determining outcomes? Her point on the damage that discrimination can do was well made, but the Bill may…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)Does the hon. Lady acknowledge that her description of some kind of arrangement between the ombudsman and her proposed scheme would be incredibly burdensome, complicated and…31 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Lady give way?30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am proud to speak at the first Budget by a Labour Government in 14 years, and the first delivered by a woman Chancellor. What better symbol is there of the hollow outrage of the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Minutes from here, in the communities of Victoria, Pimlico, Paddington and Covent Garden, there is an unprecedented rise in the number of people sleeping rough after 14 years…30 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)Does the hon. Member agree that further work might come through on the way the tribunal operates and how it could operate in future under the Bill, and that the changes to how the…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI have been working with parents of children with SEND for a number of months now. They talk to me about their children’s experiences in mainstream schools and the fact that the…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthDoes my hon. Friend agree that a crucial part of reclaiming the narrative, which is the theme of Black History Month, is celebrating historic citizens of our own constituencies?…24 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsSome 27,000 people in the Cities of London and Westminster live in the private rented sector. After 14 years of neglect and delay, they face damp and mould in their homes, and…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Let us take heating as a hazard. What do you think the effective enforcement of heating, or cold, as a hazard would be? Judicaelle Hammond: Sorry, I really cannot give you a…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Let us take heating—22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to come back to what the Minister said about condition and the introduction of the decent homes standard into the private rented sector. I want to understand this. I…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to ask about condition and the decent homes standard. Will you elaborate on how you think that bringing the decent homes standard into the private rented sector can most…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q You rightly highlighted that tenants will rely on local authorities to pursue enforcement and that there is a very variable standard among local authorities for doing so,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association and my husband works for an organisation that has funded the Renters’ Reform Coalition.22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Theresa, I was struck by your remarks about rising homelessness. You will be aware from the public P1E data about causes of homelessness that the end of a tenancy is the leading…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Just so I understand, your argument is that there will be a reduction in supply, and that will cause more homelessness. Theresa Wallace: I think there is that, and there is also…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI wish to mention an interest: my husband works for an organisation that allocates funding to Carers UK. It really is a privilege to follow such thoughtful contributions,…16 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2024I thank the Minister for bringing the order forward and I welcome him to his place. I am grateful to him for joining me on a visit to see the innovation that is taking place at St…15 Oct 2024