Laura Kyrke-Smith
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Lucy Powell
Absolutely, and I know how important tourism is to my hon. Friend�s constituency. He has been a great advert for it here today, which I am sure will attract many more people.
Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury) (Lab)
In recent weeks I have been contacted by many constituents who are frightened by the decision of Buckinghamshire council to close its housing register temporarily. Does my right hon. Friend agree that people facing homelessness deserve our full support, and that we must address the underlying causes of homelessness, such as the lack of affordable and social housing? Will she make time for a debate on that issue?
Lucy Powell
We have an acute housing crisis in this country, and the long waiting lists, or even closed lists such as the one my hon. Friend describes, are a symptom of that crisis. That is why the Government are committed to 1.5 million extra homes, of which a huge proportion will be social and affordable homes.