Jim Sheridan
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Housing Benefit
Jim Sheridan Excerpts(13 years, 9 months ago)
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Jonathan Lord
We had a thoughtful exposition from the Chair of the Select Committee, and I now hear a diatribe about the nasty party. First, I remind the hon. Lady that the Government are a coalition, as is evidenced today, and secondly the characterisation is totally wrong. I used to be the housing chairman in a London local authority and am now the Member of Parliament for Woking. There are many hard-working people in Woking, including the ethnic minority communities, who would love large houses in the centre of London, but it is just not tenable.
Jim Sheridan (in the Chair)
Order. Interventions are becoming a bit long. Does the hon. Gentleman have a question he wants to ask?
Steve Webb
Can I just respond to the hon. Lady’s points before giving way to her again? [Interruption.]
Steve Webb
I hope that I can just respond to the points that the hon. Lady has made.