Housing: North Staffordshire Debate
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Esther McVey
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Housing: North Staffordshire
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Esther McVey (in the Chair)
I will call Dr Allison Gardner to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they can make a speech only with prior permission from both the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.
Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered housing developments in north Staffordshire.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey, and I thank the House for allowing this debate today.
With the publication of three draft local plans across my constituency, this is an incredibly timely debate. Too many of my constituents know the struggle of finding suitable affordable housing. Families need high-quality homes in which to raise their children, young people starting out need affordable homes, and many people need accessible bungalows. I understand our Government’s targets for house building and the three draft local plans for my constituency deliver on that commitment. My constituents deserve to have a home to call their own and I back every effort to support local people into good homes.