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Damian Hinds Excerpts
Monday 20th January 2025

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rushanara Ali Portrait Rushanara Ali
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I thank my hon. Friend for sharing that excellent example of the vital work of Derby City Mission. I am pleased that it received £272,000 of Government funding through the night shelter transformation fund, to help people off the streets and into their own accommodation. The Government’s investment of nearly a billion pounds will allow partners to develop vital services for those in need, and we will draw on those lessons.

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
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The hugely increased housing target for East Hampshire gets further skewed by the extent of its overlap with a national park. Will the Housing Minister meet me to discuss our unusual situation and the case for having two separately set housing targets?