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Ruth Cadbury
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Michael Gove
That is an important issue that relates to permitted development rights. My right hon. Friend is on to something, so I look forward to working with her.
Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)
As private sector rents continue to rise in west London, more and more of my constituents on low incomes and dependent on benefits are having to pay rent well above the levels of the local housing allowance. They cannot afford it and are having either not to eat or not to heat their homes. Will the Secretary of State make a statement about the urgent need for the Government to uprate local housing allowance?