Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Mar 2018
Local Government Funding
"Despite all the efficiency gains that some local authorities can generate, some authorities are in genuine difficulties, as we have seen in Northamptonshire. What advice would the Secretary of State give to Members and council leaders where councils are struggling to balance their budgets and are considering section 114 notices? …..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Homelessness
"The hon. Member for Cheadle (Mary Robinson) and all those who have spoken so far have made passionate speeches, showing how they care about homelessness in their constituency. I hope, therefore, that if my Homelessness (End of Life Care) Bill gets a Second Reading, they will be there to support …..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Homelessness
"Yes, it was indeed, and when the Cabinet debated ways to improve value for money, I made the same argument. The then Prime Minister was interested and asked the Cabinet Secretary to pursue it, but unfortunately, after several meetings, it was blocked by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer.
I …..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Homelessness
"I agree with my hon. Friend. One advantage of devolution is that we can experiment with new ways of doing things, one of which might be better scrutiny of the money.
I am a bit of a geek on this. I wrote a pamphlet about 15 years ago on it. …..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Homelessness
"The hon. Lady is making an excellent point. Does she agree that the fact that the Housing Act 1996 describes people as “becoming homeless intentionally” is quite outrageous and offensive? Is not that the exact point that she is making?..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 18 Jan 2018
Supported Housing
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is making an excellent point about an excellent report. May I give him one example of where we need to see more short-term accommodation and where we need the certainty of the financial models that he is talking about? A lot …..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 18 Jan 2018
Supported Housing
"On that key point, those in the Treasury always want to control everything and to ring-fence funds, so that nothing more can be used. However, if the funds run out, the need of the people whom we are talking about is still there. We need to get that point over …..."Ed Davey - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 12th September 2017
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in England had their application to the main homelessness duty refused in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Marcus Jones
DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief. The latest statistics can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics.
The Government remains committed to combating homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why we are aiming to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027.
We also supported the Homelessness Reduction Act which received Royal Assent on 27th April 2017. The Act significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.
Written Question
Tuesday 12th September 2017
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in England are currently classified as having intentionally made themselves homeless.
Answered by Marcus Jones
DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief. The latest statistics can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics.
The Government remains committed to combating homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why we are aiming to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027.
We also supported the Homelessness Reduction Act which received Royal Assent on 27th April 2017. The Act significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.
Written Question
Tuesday 12th September 2017
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many single homeless people have accessed the main homelessness duty in England in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Marcus Jones
DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief. The latest statistics can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics.
The Government remains committed to combating homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why we are aiming to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it altogether by 2027.
We also supported the Homelessness Reduction Act which received Royal Assent on 27th April 2017. The Act significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.