Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
Definition of Islamophobia
"I wholeheartedly agree. As shown by the discussion on “Newsnight” last night between myself and a respected imam from Leicester, we can reconcile our way through some of these challenges, difficulties and tensions with mutual respect, proper public discourse and dialogue. Those of us who are on the receiving end …..."Wes Streeting - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 May 2019
Definition of Islamophobia
"My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. I can say hand on heart that she is speaking with the passion and clarity that I hear in mosques and Muslim community centres in my constituency. I heard from the Conservative Benches the comment that clearly not all Muslims agree with …..."Wes Streeting - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 11th January 2019
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many children were living in temporary accommodation in (a) the London Borough of Redbridge, (b) Greater London and (c) England in each year since 2010.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
The Government Publishes the number of children who are living in temporary accommodation, at local authority, London and national level. You are able to find these statistics at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness.
The Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy. This sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Anti-Semitism
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Anti-Semitism
"I am grateful to the Home Secretary for giving way and allowing me, as co-chair of the all-party group on British Jews, to pay tribute to the work of the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council. Let there be no doubt in any quarter of this Chamber that …..."Wes Streeting - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Mar 2018
Local Government Funding
"In May, I will cease to be a councillor after eight years as a member of Redbridge London Borough Council. In my borough and, I suspect, every other Labour authority up for election this year, Conservative candidates will be out there attacking them for council tax increases that have been …..."Wes Streeting - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Mar 2018
Local Government Funding
"I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. This is obviously a rehearsal for the local election campaign.
As he knows, people on these Benches have held a mirror up to our party over the issue of anti-Semitism. The Secretary of State does not need any lectures …..."Wes Streeting - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 27th March 2018
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding is Department allocated to London Borough of Redbridge in each year since May 2010.
Answered by Rishi Sunak
Spending Power is a measure of resources available to a local authority to fund its services. It includes Settlement Funding Assessment (business rates baseline funding level plus Revenue Support Grant), Council Tax and other central government grants.
Prior to 2013-14, Formula Grant was non-ring fenced money for local government services. It was funded by central government grant and redistributed business rates. Post 2013-14, Settlement Funding Assessment became the way central government provided local authorities with non-ring fenced funding for local government services.
Details of Redbridge Spending Power and the contribution from formula grant or the Settlement Funding Assessment can be found on line at:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010530tf_/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0809/grant.htm
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010526/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0910/grant.htm
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110048/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1011/grant.htm
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110052/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1112/grant.htm
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110056/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1213/grant.htm
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505104701/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-in-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2015-to-2016
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2016-to-2017
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018
Since 2010 there have been changes to the finance and function of local government, therefore spending power, Formula Grant and Settlement Funding Assessment are not directly comparable over this period.
Written Question
Tuesday 27th March 2018
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in London have (a) applied for his consent to introduce selective licensing schemes for private rented properties, (b) such applications pending and (c) had such applications rejected since 2015.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
The Department has received applications from the London Boroughs of Brent, Newham, and Redbridge. The current application from the London Borough of Redbridge is pending. Redbridge had an application rejected in December 2015
Written Question
Monday 17th July 2017
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the trend in the number of new homes available for social rent since 2010.
Answered by Lord Sharma
Since 2010 we have delivered nearly 333,000 affordable homes, including over 240,000 homes for rent.
The number of new homes for social rent has declined because the government is building homes for Affordable Rent.
These require less subsidy, meaning more homes can be built for every pound spent.