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Written Question
Local Government: Remote Meetings
Thursday 21st October 2021

Asked by: Rosie Duffield (Independent - Canterbury)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Local Authority Remote Meetings call for evidence.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition

The Department is reviewing the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course. Any permanent change would require legislation, and would depend upon Parliamentary time being available.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jan 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

"Yesterday, my friend Paula Sherriff—a much missed former Member of this House—tweeted a quote that read:

“If we held a moment of silence for every victim of the Holocaust we would be silent for eleven and a half years.”

It is often easy to feel disconnected from the figures and …..."
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Written Question
Second Homes: Coronavirus
Tuesday 21st April 2020

Asked by: Rosie Duffield (Independent - Canterbury)

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 make an assessment of the potential merits of making holiday homes exempt from classification as domestic properties when that home is being used as a main residence for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The Government has no plans to exempt homes from being classified as domestic properties other than where they are being used for business purposes. Where a property is used for non-domestic purposes, it is for the Valuation Office Agency to determine whether it should be liable for council tax or business rates.

Written Question
Council Tax: Coronavirus
Tuesday 21st April 2020

Asked by: Rosie Duffield (Independent - Canterbury)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of directing local authorities to suspend council tax payments for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Simon Clarke

Council tax plays a vital role in funding the local services which are at the forefront of the COVID-19 response. To assist financially vulnerable households, the Government has confirmed £500 million of funding to provide more council tax relief. Local authorities also have the flexibility to spread council tax payments over the final ten months of the year to help local people.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Feb 2020
Rough Sleeping

"The south-east has the highest rates of homelessness outside London. The Secretary of State has mentioned the provision of beds and the moving-on service, but does he recognise that this issue does not simply relate to those who are sleeping in doorways, although that is bad enough? Every day my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Is the Secretary of State aware that 544 homes across Kent managed by East Kent Housing have not been regularly subjected to vital landlord gas safety assessments, and has he had conversations with the four local authorities, cash-strapped themselves, across the affected parts of Kent to make sure that this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"22. What assessment he has made of trends in the level of home ownership among under-45-year-olds since 2010. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Many of my constituents are simply priced out of the housing market. Rental properties and mortgages are out of reach to all but the wealthiest, meaning that families who have lived for generations in villages such as Bridge, Chartham and Sturry, where their parents and grandparents grew up, are now …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the death rate among homeless people. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"This week I spoke to the Hepatitis C Trust and my local homeless charity, Porchlight, who highlighted rough sleepers as a significantly vulnerable group in terms of alcohol and drug dependency. What steps are the Secretary of State and his Department taking to help homeless people to access mental health …..."
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