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Division Vote (Lords)
28 Apr 2021 - National Security and Investment Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 241
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27 Apr 2021 - Fire Safety Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 142 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 247
Division Vote (Lords)
26 Apr 2021 - Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 134 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 243
Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Construction
Monday 26th April 2021

Asked by: Lord Beecham (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the building of homes for social rent from the 7,000 built in 2019 to help address the waiting list of more than 1.1 million households.

Answered by Lord Greenhalgh

Local authorities have freedom to set their own criteria determining who qualifies for social housing in their district, through changes introduced in the Localism Act 2011. However, they must ensure that reasonable preference (overall priority) for social housing is given to certain categories of people in housing need, including homeless households, people living in overcrowded housing, and those who have medical and welfare needs.

The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade.

This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, which will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow. The new programme will deliver more than double the social rent than the current programme, with around 32,000 social rent homes due to be delivered.

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Lord Beecham (Labour - Life peer) - @JeremyBeecham
22 Apr 2021, 12:47 p.m.

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22 Apr 2021, 12:46 p.m.

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Division Vote (Lords)
21 Apr 2021 - Domestic Abuse Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 129 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 240
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Apr 2021 - Domestic Abuse Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 138 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 233
Division Vote (Lords)
21 Apr 2021 - Domestic Abuse Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 135 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 253
Division Vote (Lords)
20 Apr 2021 - Fire Safety Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Beecham (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 140 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 236