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Desmond Swayne Excerpts
Monday 16th January 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Lady. She is quite right to point out the importance of Martin Luther King on this day, which is a celebration of his life and work. We would all do well to remember what he taught us, and one thing that he said is that we must live together as brothers or we all perish as fools. We can all learn from that, no matter who we are, whether in the US or the UK.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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Will the housing White Paper envisage a greater role for the public sector?

Lord Barwell Portrait Gavin Barwell
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I can reassure my right hon. Friend that this Government want to see everybody get involved in building more homes, so if he is referring to local councils and their role, then absolutely: the more people who can get involved in building the homes we need, the better.