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Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Furniture
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Asked by: Danny Beales (Labour - Uxbridge and South Ruislip)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that people (a) leaving homelessness do not enter accommodation without flooring, window coverings, furniture and white goods and (b) who have experienced homelessness can rebuild their lives.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question UIN 92799 on 28 November 2025.

Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Furniture
Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Asked by: Danny Beales (Labour - Uxbridge and South Ruislip)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with frontline homelessness staff on the impact of moving homelessness survivors into unfurnished properties.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question UIN 92799 on 28 November 2025.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Hillingdon council has applied for exceptional financial support due to years of underfunding under the previous Government and local financial mismanagement. Will the Minister assure me that, as part of our updated funding criteria, councils such as Hillingdon will get more of the funding that they need, and that there …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I thank the hon. Member for his generosity and am happy to take him up on his offer to visit his constituency, have a drink and discuss local issues. He is welcome to come to my constituency, too.

I listened carefully to the 20-minute speech of the shadow Minister, the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"The hon. Gentleman did not respond to my offer to come to his constituency for a drink, but he would be welcome in Uxbridge and South Ruislip at any time. It is a lovely place, with many fantastic options for drinks. I do not agree with the Conservatives that every …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I respectfully disagree. One of the challenges of having one of the most centralised decision-making systems in the world is that we have to decide, in this House, how we give power away and devolve it. To be frank, while hopefully being respectful, we hear a lot from the Conservatives …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I wholeheartedly agree. My hon. Friend’s comment speaks for itself. We can look at the Conservatives’ record, and at what they now preach in opposition...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I also voted against, in the alternative vote referendum, so we are united in our agreement on that...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. I do not want to get in the middle of a disagreement across the Chamber, but she has made her point expertly.

Greater strategic oversight of the licensing system is vital, and authorities must take strategic policies into account when making decisions. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I agree with the hon. Member, and recognise those examples. I hear many similar comments in my own constituency.

I welcome the Government’s new clause 43 and new schedule 1, which seek to devolve the power to approve lane rental schemes to mayors of strategic authorities. Locally, we have far …..."
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