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Oral Answers to Questions

John Cryer Excerpts
Monday 30th October 2017

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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My hon. Friend speaks with experience and makes a good point. Of course we want to avoid unnecessary and duplicative regulation, but I think he agrees with the Government that it is necessary to regulate letting agents and it is good that we are progressing with that.

John Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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Is not one of the first lines of defence against rogue landlords local government, particularly environmental health inspectors? How does taking an axe to local government finance help tenants?