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Damien Egan

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Local Government Reorganisation
Monday 7th September 2026

(3 weeks, 4 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Florence Eshalomi Portrait Florence Eshalomi
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. Matthew should not have had to go through that. I am happy to meet with the hon. Gentleman to discuss the case.

Damien Egan Portrait Damien Egan (Bristol North East) (Lab)
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With the Kingswood area of my Bristol constituency currently being targeted by landlords of houses in multiple occupation, can the Minister set out the Government’s current thinking on how powers to restrict HMOs can be made more effective?

Matthew Pennycook Portrait Matthew Pennycook
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There is a variety of practice in the country, and we want to better understand whether local authorities are making full use of existing powers, but I reassure my hon. Friend that we keep the matter under review. We have to ensure that we are regulating HMOs properly.

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