Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Phil Brickell Excerpts
Thursday 4th September 2025

(3 days, 18 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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I am really pleased to hear that the police hub in Shrewsbury has reopened. That is exactly the kind of action we want to see. That is why we are investing so heavily in neighbourhood policing and we have our neighbourhood policing guarantee, and I look forward to hearing more about it in the future.

Phil Brickell Portrait Phil Brickell (Bolton West) (Lab)
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My constituents in Horwich are gravely concerned about unsuitable family homes being repurposed into houses in multiple occupation with little transparency about who is being housed there and when. To my immense frustration as the local Member of Parliament, I often hear about such proposals on social media, which all too often runs rife with false information. Will the Leader of the House allow Government time for a debate on why companies such as Serco do not proactively tell Members of this House where individuals, including asylum seekers, are being placed, so that instead of conjecture, the truth can prevail.