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Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill

Debate on bills on Friday, 19 January 2018, in the House of Commons, led by Karen Buck. The answering members were John Healey and Heather Wheeler.
Second reading. Proceedings resumed. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Public Bill Committee.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

634 cc1203-1229 

Session

2017-19

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill 2017-19
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Bills
House of Commons
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill
Friday, 19 January 2018
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

John Healey | 634 cc1203-4 (Link to this contribution)

It is good to be back debating the Bill again and to speak after the hon. Member for Wells (James...

Roberta Blackman-Woods | 634 c1204 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend is making a really powerful speech. Does he agree that the Government should...


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John Healey | 634 c1205 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right. I hope that the Minister will acknowledge the opportunity that this Bill...

Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 634 cc1205-7 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey). I congra...

Lyn Brown | 634 c1207 (Link to this contribution)

I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

I welcome the...

Lucy Allan | 634 c1207 (Link to this contribution)

It is excellent that we have this cross-party debate and that we are all working together, and I ...

Lyn Brown | 634 cc1207-8 (Link to this contribution)

Excellent. My office will be in touch with the hon. Lady’s to see if we can get a date.

Ena...

Catherine West | 634 c1208 (Link to this contribution)

Will my hon. Friend join me in praising her local authority for leading the way? Other boroughs s...

Lyn Brown | 634 c1208 (Link to this contribution)

Newham Council was absolutely right to take the action it did, and the Government were right to s...

Tom Pursglove | 634 cc1208-1210 (Link to this contribution)

It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Ham (Lyn Brown), and I pay tribute to ...

Lyn Brown | 634 c1210 (Link to this contribution)

May I extend an invitation to the hon. Gentleman to West Ham for coffee and cake, and to see the ...

Tom Pursglove | 634 cc1210-1 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady is incredibly generous. It would be remiss of me not to accept such a kind invitati...

Emma Dent Coad | 634 cc1211-2 (Link to this contribution)

From behind the crisp white façades of Kensington, and from neighbouring Chelsea, come tales of t...

Will Quince | 634 cc1212-3 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kensington (Emma Dent Coad). I, too, support the B...

Rosie Duffield | 634 cc1213-4 (Link to this contribution)

This is such an important issue, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster Nor...

Clive Lewis | 634 c1214 (Link to this contribution)

I am saddened to hear about the way in which my hon. Friend’s constituents have been treated by t...

Rosie Duffield | 634 c1214 (Link to this contribution)

I absolutely acknowledge that. That is disgraceful.

Some of the providers in Kent are faili...

Rebecca Pow | 634 cc1214-5 (Link to this contribution)

I commend the hon. Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck) for bringing in this important legislat...

Catherine West | 634 c1215 (Link to this contribution)

Given that the private rented sector is composed of a plethora of small landladies or landlords, ...

Rebecca Pow | 634 c1215 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Lady. I will be touching on that later. It is important that we do not make priv...

Rebecca Pow | 634 c1215 (Link to this contribution)

I am going to plough on, because I know that many colleagues want to speak.

The survey resu...

Rebecca Pow | 634 c1216 (Link to this contribution)

If the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I am going to plough on.

I am in regular contact with ...

Andy Slaughter | 634 cc1216-7 (Link to this contribution)

I am delighted to support a Bill that will make a real difference to serious problems affecting m...

Andy Slaughter | 634 cc1217-8 (Link to this contribution)

Indeed. I would hate ever to be churlish in the Chamber, and I raise these matters only to rejoic...

Chris Ruane | 634 c1218 (Link to this contribution)

Is my hon. Friend aware that £22 billion is spent each year on housing benefit, with much of it g...

Andy Slaughter | 634 c1218 (Link to this contribution)

I could not agree more, although I do not want to be tempted too far away from today’s subject. C...

Eddie Hughes | 634 c1218 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter), although I am not on...

Stephen Pound | 634 c1218 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman clearly has an encyclopaedic knowledge of people’s birthdays, so it will not h...

Eddie Hughes | 634 c1218 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his wisdom—

Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 634 c1218 (Link to this contribution)

Order. Let us take this moment to wish the Speaker’s Chaplain and Mr Speaker a happy birthday.

Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 634 c1219 (Link to this contribution)

No, we will not divide. I shall assume that the entire House wishes to send best wishes to Mr Spe...

Eddie Hughes | 634 cc1219-1220 (Link to this contribution)

Let me return to the Bill—or nearly, at least. I thank the hon. Member for Westminster North (Ms ...

Martin Whitfield | 634 c1220 (Link to this contribution)

Is it not right that the Bill will greatly improve safety for the large number of children who re...

Eddie Hughes | 634 c1220 (Link to this contribution)

I completely endorse the hon. Gentleman’s comments. The YMCA took people from 16 years of age—som...

Barry Sheerman | 634 c1220 (Link to this contribution)

Will the hon. Gentleman also accept that a safe and secure environment should mean having carbon ...

Eddie Hughes | 634 cc1220-1 (Link to this contribution)

I completely endorse those comments. As the hon. Gentleman says, carbon monoxide is a silent kill...

Matt Rodda | 634 c1221 (Link to this contribution)

I wholeheartedly endorse and support the Bill. Along with the financial strains placed on my cons...

Baroness Harman | 634 c1222 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend mentioned the issue of healthy accommodation. Does he agree that, actually, poor-q...

Matt Rodda | 634 c1222 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for her contribution. It is a very sad, but salient, poi...

Caroline Johnson | 634 c1222 (Link to this contribution)

I rise briefly to welcome this Bill and to congratulate the hon. Member for Westminster North (Ms...

Barry Sheerman | 634 c1222 (Link to this contribution)

Is the hon. Lady worried, as I am, that not only do we have homes that are not really fit for hum...

Caroline Johnson | 634 c1223 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is extremely important that we make sure that all childre...

Kevin Foster | 634 cc1223-5 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to be called to speak on this Bill. In fact, it is a pleasure to be able to spea...

Heather Wheeler | 634 cc1224-6 (Link to this contribution)

I, too, wish a happy birthday to Mr Speaker, and to Rose Hudson-Wilkin.

I congratulate the ...

Heather Wheeler | 634 c1226 (Link to this contribution)

I will not give way, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind, because some very important business is...

Heather Wheeler | 634 cc1226-7 (Link to this contribution)

I will not give way, if my hon. Friend does not mind, but I will refer to him in a moment.

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Heather Wheeler | 634 cc1227-8 (Link to this contribution)

No. Sadly, I am about to finish because a very important Bill follows this one. I met the hon. Me...

Karen Buck | 634 c1228 (Link to this contribution)

I rise only to thank the Minister on her first outing at the Dispatch Box for her support, and I ...

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