Speeches by Khan.

“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…”

“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…”

“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.”

“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.”

“Do you think it is enough, given the immediate crisis?”

“I want to go back to temporary accommodation, specifically looking at procurement. Obviously, we understand as a Committee that the Ministry is still in live policy development around the issue in respect of how to carry out the recommendations that were made by the Office for Value for Money study on the procurement o…”

“I think we have mentioned this in the Committee, but it feels like the live policy development phase has dragged on for a bit too long. What is still being negotiated that is preventing the Ministry from acting urgently on the crisis?”

“You mentioned children. We all know that the record number of children who are classified as homeless and are living in temporary accommodation needs to be addressed urgently. Is any specific work being done in that area?”

“Thank you. I appreciate what you are saying about that localised approach; as a former councillor, I recognise the value of that. However, what support will be given to councils to navigate that? At the minute, it feels like the system is a case of grab what you can get. It does not seem to be working, and it leads to …”

“I am the Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham.”