Grenfell Tower Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Grenfell Tower

Margaret Greenwood Excerpts
Thursday 22nd June 2017

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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If the hon. Gentleman looks at the housing White Paper produced by the Government earlier this year, he will see that we clearly expect there to be a diversity of ways in which people will be in their homes. Some wish to own their homes and some wish to rent. Some wish to have rent-to-buy schemes and others wish to have shared ownership schemes. I want there to be diversity to suit people and their circumstances.

Margaret Greenwood Portrait Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West) (Lab)
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Both the fire stations in my constituency are closing as a direct result of Government cuts, so will the Government now take action and increase funding to Merseyside fire and rescue service?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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Fire services across the country are ensuring that they have the appropriate response to the fires with which they are dealing. Importantly, urban search and rescue as well as the London Fire Brigade were available for the Grenfell Tower fire. The resources were there and they were able to take the action that they took.