Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House
Thursday 5th December 2024

(1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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What a tragic case my hon. Friend raises. Many such cases are raised consistently in the Chamber. We are currently considering possible changes to motoring offences to cover such situations. I will ensure that any such changes are announced in the House first.

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
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We all know that the country needs more homes, but the Government’s proposed algorithm throws up anomalies such as an 86% increase in the housing target for East Hampshire, while targets for London actually go down. May we have a debate in Government time on how we make housing balanced and sustainable?

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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We are proud to have set a very ambitious housing target for this Parliament, but that is not to say that there will be a developer free-for-all. These will be locally developed and appropriate plans, but we do need to build the homes of the future. That is what the Government are trying to do.