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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding

"I give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi), the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The maths on temporary accommodation costs simply does not add up at the moment. I have more to say on that a bit later in my speech...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding

"My hon. Friend makes the point very well. It is the reality of people’s lives. People come to all of us who represent constituencies at the heart of the housing crisis in the most desperate of circumstances—in circumstances that everybody would agree are completely unacceptable—and there is no relief for …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding

"There are different ways of looking at the analysis and I am sure that the Minister will speak in detail on the way that the Government have apportioned funding based on the formula. The reality of the settlement as finalised yesterday is undoubtedly that our councils are in a very …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding

"My hon. Friend makes the point about the recovery grant very well. I will come on to some practical suggestions for what the Government could do to alleviate that situation in the short term.

Council tax equalisation, such that the grant is now based on each area’s share of the …..."
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Written Question
Development Aid
Tuesday 10th February 2026

Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the effectiveness of UK overseas development assistance spending.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to Baroness Chapman's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.

Written Question
Development Aid
Tuesday 10th February 2026

Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the transparency of UK overseas development assistance.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to Baroness Chapman's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Nurseries and Early Years Providers: CCTV

"I thank my hon. Friend for all the work she is doing, particularly on behalf of constituents who have been so badly traumatised by their recent experience. I am grateful to some of those parents for recently meeting the Education Committee privately to discuss the change they wish to see. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q10. I am proud that Labour MPs voted yesterday to remove the two-child limit and lift 400,000 children out of poverty, but child poverty cannot be eradicated while children are living in overcrowded temporary accommodation without their own bed or anywhere to do their homework. Will the Prime Minister commit …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Helen Hayes (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116