Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered homelessness and temporary accommodation.
It is a pleasure to speak in this debate under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak, and delighted, as well, that the debate has attracted support in the Chamber on an …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation
"Before the Minister moves off that point, will she explain exactly why, if the Government are spending more money, homelessness has risen by 14% in the last year alone?..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Dec 2020
Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation
"We could have had a whole day of debate on this important and wide-ranging subject. We heard a number of superb speeches. I hope that we will return to this because a number of questions remain to be answered by the Minister. The cold, brutal and inescapable fact is that …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Leaseholders and Cladding
"We have already heard about the difficulties that leaseholders have had with the EWS1 form backlog when they are seeking to sell. At the weekend, the Secretary of State claimed that his proposal to remove the requirement for this certification from properties without cladding had been cleared by and had …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Sep 2020
End of Eviction Moratorium
"Housing advisers are reporting a surge in illegal evictions, and indeed, I have had experience of this myself. Do the Government recognise those figures? Do the Government collect data on illegal evictions? Are the Government expecting illegal evictions to continue to rise during the coming months? When was the last …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jul 2020
Rented Homes: End of Evictions Ban
"Where landlords and tenants can reach an agreement between them, that is clearly to be welcomed, but the point is that many cannot. Can the Minister confirm whether there is a duty on landlords to inquire as to whether tenants have a problem with their rent because of covid? If …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 2nd March 2020
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many tenders were received for the contract put out on 9 December 2019 to transform adult care services in Northamptonshire.
Answered by Luke Hall
Northamptonshire County Council considered two tenders.
Written Question
Monday 2nd March 2020
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much the lead commissioner for Northamptonshire has received in payments from Northamptonshire county council since May 2018.
Answered by Luke Hall
The total fees paid to the Lead Commissioner by Northamptonshire County Council since May 2018 and up to the end of January 2020 are £177,200.
Written Question
Monday 2nd March 2020
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) value of the contracts that Newton Europe has won to provide services for Northamptonshire county council since Mr Tony McArdle was appointed as commissioner; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Luke Hall
Like all local authorities, Northamptonshire County Council is independent of central government and therefore this information is not held by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Written Question
Monday 24th February 2020
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what restrictions are placed on Government-appointed commissioners who provide services to firms operating within the council area for which they are responsible; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Luke Hall
Commissioners are appointed under the Secretary of State’s powers provided in the Local Government Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”). Their terms of appointment require individuals to declare any personal or business interests which may, or may be perceived to, influence their judgements in performing their functions. These interests include (without limitation), personal direct and indirect pecuniary interests, and, any such interests of their close family members and/or of people living in the same household or as their close family members. As a public appointee, they must act appropriately and in accordance with the required standards. They are required to uphold the standards of conduct set out in by the Seven Principles of Public Life.