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Written Question
Housing
Wednesday 10th December 2025

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve housing provision.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government is taking concerted action to improve housing provision in England including reforming the planning system and record grant funding support for social and affordable housebuilding.

Housing is a devolved matter within the competency of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Written Question
Housing: Standards
Wednesday 10th December 2025

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to hold housing developers accountable for defects in newly built homes.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 71818 on 3 September 2025 and UIN 37745 on 19 March 2025.

Written Question
Temporary Accommodation: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 10th December 2025

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of families in temporary accommodation.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I regularly discuss homelessness issues with my counterparts in the devolved administrations and most recently met the Minister for Communities on Tuesday 25 November.

Written Question
Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation
Tuesday 9th December 2025

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will include provisions in the forthcoming National Development Management Policies to increase the number of stepping stone housing models across local authority areas.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

We will consult later this year on a suite of new national policies for decision-making. Further details will be set out in due course.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor

"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor

"The relationship is that I want to thank the hon. Gentleman for coming to Portavogie in my constituency when he was the fisheries Minister. He left a great impression on the people and was greatly loved. I came here to support him in what he is trying to achieve: a …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Homelessness: Funding

"Thank you very much, Mr Vickers, for the chance to speak; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I thank the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for leading today’s debate. He always leads on homelessness issues, whether in this Chamber or the other, and we thank …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Homelessness: Funding

"My hon. Friend is right. I have been presented with those cases in my office many times. People want to get a mortgage and cannot get one, because of the price of houses in Northern Ireland. In my constituency, they are the highest in all Northern Ireland; indeed, they are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"I recognise what the Secretary of State has said about protection for those who rent houses, but desperation is the issue for many people who rent their accommodation, and who find themselves in financial difficulties while living—as we heard earlier from the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"I will not be the only MP who has received correspondence from the Country Land and Business Association. That organisation is quite clear that it fears that rural regions will be left behind, and is worried about mayors taking unprecedented control over transport, housing, planning, skills and economic development. How …..."
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