Speeches by Blackman.

“But it was to make sure that there were no people forced to sleep rough. Sarah Healey—covid period, plus there was a whole set of interventions to prevent homelessness, particularly the ban on evictions under section 21. Penny worked on Everyone In, so she might want to reflect a bit on what worked about the programme …”

“When do you intend to start the consultation?”

“I want to touch on the supported housing element, given that the Act dealing with that was, once again, my work.”

“The problem is that the licensing schemes that local authorities are looking at are going to be very different, unless we have got a clear standard that is to be followed. They are introducing their own and that is therefore leading to a postcode lottery, which was not the intention.”

“The consequence of the delay is that local authorities have a duty under the Act to review the need in their area. I have evidence that many local authorities are carrying out that review and then deciding that they are not going to fund really good charities that are doing a really brilliant job in supplying housing f…”

“So far it is an Act of Parliament but has not actually been implemented. Could you give us an update on the progress of implementing what we set out to do in the last Parliament?”

“I congratulate my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner), and thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting the urgent question. It is sad that the Minister has to come here to answer an urgent question, having been asked last Thursday for a statement on the Floor of the House. Hindus a…”

“You mentioned the 55 children who very sadly lost their lives because of the accommodation that they were in. In the Act, there was a requirement—there still is; it is still law—for local authorities to inspect homes where vulnerable families were being placed, particularly those fleeing domestic violence and other suc…”

“Thank you for the figures that you just provided. Obviously, the aim of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 was to reduce the number of people ending up homeless at all. The stats from the Department show that roughly between 200,000 and 324,000 households a year are owed a relief or prevention duty. Cumulatively, that…”

“The current war in Ukraine and the battles between Israel and the terrorists from Lebanon and Gaza are regularly reported to this House, yet more civilians are being killed in Sudan than in all these other conflicts. This conflict has been largely ignored across this House and in our media, so I warmly welcome the Mini…”

“I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Leader of the House’s native city on Saturday night, and I thank her club for the hospitality of allowing us to score four goals with none in return. By the way, that makes a net aggregate of seven to nil across our visits to Manchester. On behalf of the Backbench Business Committee…”

“It is clearly a sad day for Luton and workers there, but the Secretary of State must remember that this is not just about Luton but about the whole car manufacturing industry, and workers up and down the country in that industry will be saying, “Am I going to be next?” Will the Secretary of State set out his position o…”

“Will the Minister consider ensuring that the fines are raised by at least inflation each year? Fines could be increased on a scale, to make sure that they keep progress with changes.”

“May I declare my interest as a former chair, for nine years, of the all-party parliamentary group on smoking and health? In this new Parliament, I co-chair the same group with the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy). I am passionate about preventing young people from starting to smoke and encouraging people…”

“Our closest ally is the United States of America, and there has been widespread condemnation of the issuing of these arrest warrants across Congress. What effect does the Minister think this decision will have on our relationship with the United States of America, and particularly with the incoming Administration, who …”

“I join the Minister in expressing my sympathy to the family of John Prescott. He will be dearly missed across the House and in the other place. The previous Conservative Government allocated £6.6 billion to subsidise the work of Transport for London, particularly to subsidise the fare box during the pandemic. I underst…”

“I welcome the commitments that the Prime Minister shared with Prime Minister Modi in their discussions. The Prime Minister set out in his statement the position on reigniting the free trade talks that began under the previous Government. Did he set out any red lines on that free trade agreement, and has a timetable bee…”

“1. What recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on financial support for Transport for London.”

“I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the Backbench Business for the Chamber next week. On Thursday 5 December, the business will be a debate on detained British nationals abroad, which is a topical subject, given the Prime Minister’s announcements today, and a debate on improving public transport—those of us …”

“T2. Recently, I hosted a briefing event for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, where strong evidence was presented that almost all drug research and research into other products could be done without abusing animals. Will the Secretary of State take the opportunity to ensure that we no longer experiment on an…”