Speeches by Khan.

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. Before coming to this place, I worked on the frontline of homelessness policy at the charity St Mungo’s and also in the housing industry for over 15 years, as well as being cabinet member for housing at Medway council. Those experiences taught me how quickly…”

“I begin by expressing my gratitude to the Chancellor for her clear commitment to transforming the lives of my constituents. Over the past few days, she has set out a plan for investment in major infrastructure and to rebuild our public services. For the people outside the Chamber, the real significance of this Budget i…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that the Bill not only provides vital protections to the workforce, but gives businesses the certainty they need to grow our economy?”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does she agree that exploitative zero-hours contracts are a huge problem for workers and that banning them is a big step, so we should oppose any steps to try to water down the legislation?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for securing this debate. In my constituency, the rise of HMOs has been nothing short of dramatic. In particular, streets in Gillingham that were once lined with family homes are now domi…”

“This week, Reform-led Kent county council reneged on the £500,000 agreement it made with my local authority, Medway council, to maintain operations at key tourism and investment organisations, demanding a 100% increase in the contribution from Medway. Does the Leader of the House agree that competent leadership in loca…”

“T4. A Channel 4 “Dispatches” documentary recently went undercover at an ambulance centre in my constituency of Gillingham and Rainham. It showed exhausted staff working under difficult circumstances—the result of years of Tory neglect and mismanagement of our NHS. Does my right hon. Friend agree that after the chaos un…”

“I thank the Minister for the context and the responses he has provided so far. Jhoots in my constituency of Gillingham and Rainham has provided an incredibly poor service, not paying staff, not dispensing vital medicine and often not opening on time. However, any replacement pharmacy or provider cannot come in, because…”

“That is really interesting. The panel has already touched a little on how this sits across different tenure types. I am sure that other MPs will share this experience: when I deal with constituents who are living in HMOs or in private rented accommodation, they often complain about the state of the property and the con…”

“Naushabah Khan, Labour MP for Gillingham and Rainham.”

“The panel will be aware of the Government’s intention to build 1.5 million homes, but alongside that ambition they are really keen to deliver transformational and lasting change to the safety and the quality of housing. It would be interesting to hear what you think the scale is of the challenge that the Government fac…”

“A final question from me. As you obviously know, the current strategic plan expires in 2026. Will the new strategic plan consider revisions to the definition of a higher-risk building?”

“Just a couple more questions from me. Andy, you originally said that the BSR needs to “evolve and improve” its processes. Could you elaborate on that a little?”

“I have a couple of questions about the strategic direction of the BSR. You have touched on this already, but what are the key areas of focus for the regulator in the short, medium and longer term?”

“This question is open to anybody who wants to come in. What impact would the ability to assess applications on an organisation-by-organisation basis have on the BSR’s resources?”

“I am happy for anyone else on the panel to comment on this as well, but on the resourcing side, you can obviously fix a problem at one end by getting more resource in, but my understanding—I am very happy to be corrected—is that there is a pipeline issue with, for example, not enough surveyors and so on coming in throu…”

“Dame Judith, the Grenfell Tower inquiry recommended introducing a new regulator to help to fix a “complex and fragmented” regulatory regime. How far do you think the regulation of building control has come since then?”

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

“I thank the Secretary of State for everything he is doing to transform water companies across our country. My residents in Gillingham and Rainham have suffered astronomical hikes in their bills and have been exposed to pollution and sewage dumps in our water, yet the chief executive of Southern Water thinks that he des…”

“I am Naushabah Khan, the MP for Gillingham and Rainham.”