Speeches by Khan.

“I was going to ask for a bit more detail about that, Paul, but you have talked very passionately about Housing First and how it works, as has the rest of the panel. I have seen examples of Housing First, and there are areas where it works very well, as we have heard. There are some areas where it perhaps has not had qu…”

“I have a very quick follow-up. I appreciate everything you have said about the challenges local authorities are facing. As a Committee, that is something that we have talked a lot about already. Are there any examples of best practice or good practice that we could perhaps look at and learn from, where local authoritie…”

“We are often told that there are very complex reasons why people specifically end up rough sleeping. It would just be helpful to understand why you think certain groups are particularly impacted or more likely to be rough sleeping than others.”

“I am Naushabah Khan, Labour Member for Gillingham and Rainham.”

“I declare an interest: I used to work for Saint Mungo’s, which is on the panel today. My question is about out-of-area placements. How far outside of the area are some local authorities placing families in temporary accommodation?”

“Hannah has already answered the question that I had, which was to do with having some standards and guidance because I see from my inbox, often not from placements from within the borough, that standards are inconsistent. I wanted to understand whether you feel that standards are applied across the board across local a…”

“This question has already been raised and some conversation about why the pressures exist across London and the south-east has already happened. Thank you for that. I want to do a bit of a follow up because I have seen some freedom of information data that suggests that some boroughs are sending close to about 3,000 ho…”

“If you, for example, see that level of movement, is there enough communication in local authorities to support and protect children and those being moved out? For example, are there enough disincentives in place for an authority not to place out of area and make it an exceptional circumstance rather than a standard pra…”

“What are the impacts of those out-of-area placements on outcomes, particularly educational outcomes for children? Is enough happening within local authorities to minimise this disruption?”

“Q I have a question about the wider implications of the Bill and the impact on local authorities. For example, it would be helpful to understand whether you feel the abolishment of section 21 will have a wider implication, and how it might help to tackle some of the bigger homelessness challenges that local authorities…”

“I thank the Minister for bringing forward this legislation, which will have a significant impact on many of my constituents in Gillingham and Rainham, where the number of people living in the private rented sector has increased by 162% in the last two decades. It is vital that the law catches up with the reality of peo…”

“I will be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the hon. Member recognise that a number properties are taken out of the private rented sector to be used as temporary accommodation because landlords are able to get a better deal, sometimes from councils, and that that also has an impact on the market?”

“Will the hon. Lady give way?”

“I congratulate everybody in the House who has made their maiden speech today. They have spoken so passionately about their constituencies that I wish to visit them all, although I say to my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Test (Satvir Kaur) that I will come only if she promises to treat me to a fish-finger sandw…”

“High streets up and down the country are the backbone of our communities, but over the years have been facing decline. For example, Gillingham High Street in my constituency, where only yesterday we launched our Love Gillingham campaign and initiative, faces numerous challenges. Will the Minister agree to meet me to di…”

“2. What steps she plans to take to help regenerate high streets.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for the focus she has rightly put on delivering genuinely affordable homes, which will provide much needed housing security to many of my constituents. Recognising some of the immediate homelessness challenges felt by local authorities, will she detail how the plans …”