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Written Question
Homelessness
Monday 10th December 2018

Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)

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

What steps his Department is taking to reduce homelessness.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for this Government. We are spending over £1.2 billion through to 2020, we have implemented the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, and have just published our plan to deliver the Rough Sleeping Strategy.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"In Chelmsford, we are building a new garden community of 10,000 homes, more than one in four of which will be affordable, but the council wants to do more. What measures will there be to allow councils that do not have a housing revenue account also to take advantage of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Ipswich-London Rail Fares

"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. To get from Ipswich to London, passengers of course have to pass through Chelmsford, which is the busiest two-platform train station anywhere on the network. By the time the train from Ipswich gets to Chelmsford, it is often very crowded, especially …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Ipswich-London Rail Fares

"Many of the hon. Gentleman’s constituents actually work in my constituency...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Ipswich-London Rail Fares

"May I encourage the Minister to look again at the punctuality figures, because it does not feel to my constituents that the trains are arriving on time nine days out of 10?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Chelmsford is a rapidly growing city, with many new houses planned, but plans for a second railway station and bypass have been put off for too many years. Fortunately, we are through to the final round of bids for the housing infrastructure fund. Will the Minister update us on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Tower Block Cladding

"What confidence can I give to my constituents who work in tall buildings that they will be as safe at work as people who live in tall buildings?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 May 2018
Building Regulations and Fire Safety

"Many of my constituents in Chelmsford travel to London every day and go to work in high-rise buildings. Can the Secretary of State confirm that any new measures for safety and its enforcement will be considered for high-rise office blocks as well as for residential blocks? People should be as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Mar 2018
Integrated Communities

"I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, I remember the importance of voluntary societies’ work in helping to reach out across communities. During the Afghanistan war, many brave local people helped to support the British Army, acting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Space Industry Bill [Lords]

"In Committee, I heard the hon. Lady press the case for an unlimited liability cap. I also heard the Minister give an extraordinarily good and detailed explanation of the work that needed to go into the detailed preparation for such a cap. That is why it was decided in Committee …..."
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