Written Question
Wednesday 13th September 2023
Asked by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on whether residential buildings were built using RAAC; and how that information was established.
Answered by Lee Rowley
I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 197493 on 11 September 2023.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Social Housing Standards
"The Secretary of State will be aware that the family first raised the issue a year before their little boy died. That, in my view, points to the extreme culpability of the Rochdale Boroughwide housing association. It is my view not that its head should be fined but that, if …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Will the Secretary of State speak to his colleague the Home Secretary and make her aware that only issuing up until now 50 visas for Ukrainian refugees is quite wrong and brings shame upon this country?..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 20th July 2021
Asked by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department plans to put in place to ensure effective future accommodation pathways can be offered to all rough sleepers currently in emergency accommodation.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
We have taken huge steps working with local authorities and their partners to protect rough sleepers during the pandemic. This work has not stopped, and by the end of January, we had supported over 37,000 people with over 11,000 in emergency accommodation and over 26,000 already moved on into longer-term accommodation.
We are committed to ending rough sleeping within this parliament, and that means making sure as few people supported return to the streets as possible.
Our work focuses on helping people find longer term accommodation, as well as supporting those new to the street. Our work includes:
- The £433 million Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme to provide 6,000 move-on homes, available as long-term assets, and accompanying support services to those who are rough sleeping or who have a history of sleeping rough.
- £203 million investment through the Rough Sleeping Initiative this year (2021-2022) - an 81% increase from the £112 million provided last year - funding up to 14,500 bed spaces and 2,700 support staff across England. This includes immediate work to support people off the street as well as longer-term housing-led solutions.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report
"I am glad to have the opportunity to respond to this very important debate. Above all, I want to say to the survivors and the relatives of the dead of Grenfell that they are not forgotten. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) and my …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Windrush
"(Urgent Question): To ask the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on the Government’s handling of the Windrush crisis...."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Windrush
"I congratulate the Home Secretary on his new position occupying one of the great offices of state and thank him for coming to the House to answer this urgent question after what must have been quite a busy morning.
Is the Home Secretary aware how ashamed many British people are …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Anti-Semitism
"This has been an emotional debate, and an emotional debate for me—I came into politics to fight racism and I have never resiled from that position. For me, it has always been the case that racism includes anti-Semitism. Jew hatred is race hatred, and one anti-Semite in the Labour party …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Anti-Semitism
"I need to make some progress. I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger), for Bassetlaw (John Mann), for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth), for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane), for Bury South (Mr Lewis), for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs Ellman) and for Dudley North (Ian Austin) …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Anti-Semitism
"I think that I have to make progress.
But if we are going to frame this debate, I would like to quote from a rabbi, Rabbi Gluck, who was mentioned earlier. He happens to be a rabbi in Hackney. He said:
“Minorities, and especially the Jewish community in Europe, are …..."Diane Abbott - View Speech
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