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Cat Eccles

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Manchester Terrorism Attack
Monday 13th October 2025

(3 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Samantha Dixon Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Samantha Dixon)
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The Government are committed to an election Bill, which will be coming in due course—very shortly, I imagine—and I am sure the hon. Member will be able to explore those issues further at that time.

Cat Eccles Portrait Cat Eccles (Stourbridge) (Lab)
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T4. In 2022, Tory-run Dudley council entered an agreement with a social housing developer but later pulled the plug and sold off the land, so we may not get those much-needed homes. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure that councils maximise opportunities to build affordable and social homes on land owned by councils?

Matthew Pennycook Portrait The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
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I am sorry to learn about the loss of social rented homes in that instance. I can assure my hon. Friend that the Government are committed to reinvigorating council house building, and I direct her attention to the five-point plan that we published in July to deliver a decade of renewal for social and affordable housing.

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