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Oral Answers to Questions

Lucy Powell Excerpts
Monday 17th July 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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We want all landlords, whether they provide student accommodation or otherwise, to keep their tenants safe. As the hon. Lady will know, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is looking at issues related to electrical safety.

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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The private rented sector has the poorest quality housing in my constituency. It is unregulated, and it needs looking at. I would very much welcome Manchester having a borough-wide licensing scheme like the one in Newham. I ask Ministers to take this issue very seriously, before we see safety concerns in the private rented sector as well.