Speeches by Eshalomi.

“I thank my constituency neighbour for that important point. We have to be honest: the market facing developers is challenging. Their costs have increased, but we see waiting lists across our boroughs increasing daily. More and more people face an acute housing shortage. It is therefore important that when developers co…”

“As I outlined in my opening comments, the planning system does not work. It is broken, just as we have a broken housing market and a housing crisis. I mentioned the 74 children who died in the past five years; 58 were under the age of one. As Members of Parliament representing different parts of the country, we might d…”

“I am mindful of what you say, Madam Deputy Speaker, and will try to keep my remarks short. I rise to speak to the amendments in my name. In this Report stage, I will briefly touch on why the Bill is so vital. It is fair to say that we all, as constituency MPs, have our frustrations with the planning system, but ultimat…”

“I welcome the enhanced protections for tenants in the Renters’ Rights Bill, but data from The Londoner shows that for London tenants, there is only one enforcement officer per 7,500 private rented homes. Given the new enforcement burdens that the Bill places on councils, will the Minister please ensure that they have t…”

“I welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement, making sure we see investment right across the country. Building on the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) about the support for London, I am sure that the Chief Secretary will recognise that London’s transport infrastructure is vital to o…”

“I appreciate the Minister coming back to the Chamber, but as he can see from the strength of numbers here, this is an issue that will not go away. The Minister just outlined to my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, that we are measurin…”

“I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. I agree that January provided a small window and glimmer of hope—hope for the innocent civilians who have continued to be bombed for many months; hope for the innocent hostages, who just want to be reunited with their families; hope that was withered away by the Netanyah…”

“Mindful of time and of the need to allow other colleagues to speak, I have been carefully to ensure that my speech is short. I will therefore not be taking any interventions. I voted against the Bill on Second Reading, on the grounds that there were inadequate safeguards against the coercion of minority communities. Th…”

“Does the hon. Member agree that, unfortunately, some of our constituents up and down the country do not trust our clinicians? They have grave concerns about the way in which they are treated, because they feel that they do not have a level of equality within our NHS, which is sadly the case. That was explained and show…”

“Since 2 March, no food or medical aid supplies have reached over 2.3 million Palestinians. Many of us from across this House have attended many statements and Westminster Hall debates and have submitted parliamentary questions asking the Government about this critical issue. The hostages still remain in captivity and n…”

“I am proud to represent the diverse and vibrant constituency of Vauxhall and Camberwell Green—a place where so many people from around the world have chosen to make their home and a place where so many people contribute to our community, day in, day out. Since this announcement, I have been contacted by several constit…”

“I thank the shadow Minister for his open and honest speech. I know that he cares passionately about this area. Does he agree that the previous Government could have helped on the really important issue of no-fault evictions? So many tenants were in properties where there was too much damp and mould, did not say anythin…”

“I thank the hon. Member for making that important point, which many registered social landlords and local authorities have raised with the Select Committee in various evidence sessions. They are struggling. Many housing associations are saying that they are spending more on repairs and maintenance than actually buildin…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I apologise for my one-minute lateness. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) for his excellent opening speech. I recognised a number of the points that he outlined, because the issue comes up in my inbox from…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“As the shadow Minister highlighted, the Minister closes his eyes and sees housing; he cares passionately about this area. Additional enforcement areas will rightly help so many social housing tenants, but does the Minister agree that, because of the number of people caught in temporary housing, the Government need to l…”

“I want to go back to something. One of you mentioned the data issue. You will all be aware of the National Audit Office’s report of January this year, which highlighted some of the issues around data and the fact that the Home Office is not leading on it properly. Do you agree with the National Audit Office’s concerns …”

“On Robbie’s point about the national insurance contribution, the Government gave local authorities funding to cover that but the Local Government Association highlighted that there is still a gap of about £200 million. Do you feel that any of those additional costs that local government is facing have been passed direc…”

“Keeping on the issue of funding and looking at long-term funding, one of the areas that you touched on earlier the new duties being placed on local government since 2021. We know that across England local authorities are facing financial pressures; the Local Government Association highlights that in real cash terms the…”

“On the issue of long-term funding, again coming back to local authorities that you all work with and local authorities right across England, a number of them are presenting challenges in not just this area but adult social care, children’s social care and temporary accommodation. They are key areas that are forcing a n…”