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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2019
Social Housing

"However long the present Government last, I want them to deliver on my hon. Friend’s vision for the future, because we cannot all live in London and the south-east. Scotland has huge, beautiful areas. Perhaps we could get some more houses built there, or in the midlands or the north, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jun 2019
Grenfell Tower Fire

"Grenfell should not have happened and it is a stain on this place that it did, but my words will be of no comfort to the victims and relatives of those left behind. I think I was sitting in the Chair where you are now, Madam Deputy Speaker, when I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jun 2019
Grenfell Tower Fire

"I apologise to my hon. Friend and the Home Secretary. I was not aware that that action had been taken and I have not had time to look at it. I will read it with great interest and hopefully it will be of some encouragement to our group.

The formal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 May 2019
New Town in Essex

"Madam Deputy Speaker, I am particularly fortunate that you are in the Chair as I make the case for a new town in Essex, because you are a fellow Essex Member. Given the strains and stresses with the need for housing, I know we share the same ambition that we …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Mar 2019
Fire Safety and Sprinkler Systems

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick) on securing the debate. He has been a magnificent voice leading on fire safety issues in Parliament. If his voice had been listened to over the years, we would not be in the powerless state that we are at …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Mar 2019
Fire Safety and Sprinkler Systems

"The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. We have the privilege of not just one, not just two, but three former fire Ministers here today. It is about time that the present Government listened to their expertise on the subject. I cannot think of any meeting where the APPG has …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Will my right hon. Friend join me in welcoming the visit of the Philippine ambassador to Southend this morning to explore investment opportunities and joint partnerships after we leave the European Union, during which he expressed his astonishment that Southend is not already a city?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"indicated assent...."
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Written Question
Homelessness
Monday 10th December 2018

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

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

What steps his Department is taking to reduce homelessness.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for this Government. We are spending over £1.2 billion through to 2020, we have implemented the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, and have just published our plan to deliver the Rough Sleeping Strategy.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Dec 2018
Southend Hospital

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered services at Southend hospital.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I very much welcome my hon. Friend the Minister to his new post in the Department of Health and Social Care. I was on the Select …..."
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