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Pauline Latham Excerpts
Monday 17th July 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I join the hon. Lady in commending Nottingham Community Housing Association and so many other housing associations across the country on their work. I think that the housing association sector welcomes our provision of record funding and of new flexibility so that it can do more of what it does.

Pauline Latham Portrait Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con)
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T5. What steps has the Department taken to provide safe and legal spaces in which Travellers can reside, instead of them having to go on really nice green spaces in Oakwood in Derbyshire, which they leave in a terrible mess?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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I know from my own constituency that unauthorised encampments can cause distress for local communities. The Government are absolutely committed to reducing the number of unauthorised sites by providing affordable, good-quality accommodation for Travellers.