"(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on her involvement in the appointments process for the chair of the Independent Football Regulator...." Louie French - View Speech
"Last Thursday, the Commissioner for Public Appointments published his report into the appointment of the chair of the Independent Football Regulator. That report found that the Secretary of State breached the governance code for public appointments, updated by her Government, not once or twice, but three times. The Secretary of …..." Louie French - View Speech
"On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. During today’s urgent question, the Secretary of State provided a number of answers that seem to contradict parts of the commissioner’s report, particularly around the role of the Prime Minister. In particular, she made reference to a conversation …..." Louie French - View Speech
"Since May 2022, Bexley council has built 1,836 homes. Of those, 619 are affordable, making up 33% of all new housing, so I do not agree with the statement the hon. Gentleman just made...." Louie French - View Speech
"I am going to make a bit of progress, because I have been up and down quite a lot, and I am not fit enough to keep doing it.
Under this Labour Government, more and more first-time buyers are unable to afford a home, and they are the primary market …..." Louie French - View Speech
"I absolutely agree. We need to unlock brownfield sites in the interests of current and future generations that want to own a home.
If there is any surplus profit in the situation I was describing, the developer will lose it, but if they make a loss, the number of affordable …..." Louie French - View Speech
"This has been a healthy cross-party debate, even if we have disagreed on some of the diagnosis. I thank the Minister for his response. I hope he will take away some of the points that have been raised on a constructive basis. I think we all agree that we have …..." Louie French - View Speech
"I agree that we should have a brownfield-first approach, seeking to protect our green belt and countryside wherever possible. I understand my right hon. Friend’s concern and her representations on behalf of her constituents.
The Home Builders Federation warns that the London plan’s net zero requirements are imposing carbon offset …..." Louie French - View Speech
"I absolutely agree, and I appreciate the hon. Gentleman making one of his well-respected interventions in this important debate. We have to make sure that across the country, we are building the homes that people want to live in and that people can afford, including people in older age.