An outline of powers and responsibilities when dealing with unsightly or derelict housing in England.

An outline of powers and responsibilities when dealing with unsightly or derelict housing in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities in the application of financial penalties for landlords found to have serious hazards in their rented properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities in the application of financial penalties for landlords found to have serious hazards in their rented properties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how local authorities, NHS bodies and safeguarding partnerships will be involved in implementing the recommendations of the Trowler Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how local authorities, NHS bodies and safeguarding partnerships will be involved in implementing the recommendations of the Trowler Review.

A rapid review of safeguarding in youth custody. Incl. annexes. 88p.

A rapid review of safeguarding in youth custody. Incl. annexes. 88p.

Clause 59, discussed with amendments, schedule 8, clauses 60 and 61 stand part, and new clause 42. Clause 59 agreed to on division (10 votes to 6). Amendment to schedule 8 negatived on division (4 votes to 10). Schedule 8 agreed to. Clauses 60 and 61 agreed to on division (10 votes to 4 respectively). Clauses 62 and 63 agreed to. Clause 64, discussed with schedule 9, new clauses 74 and 78. Clause 64 agreed to on division (10 votes to 6). Schedule 9 agreed to. Clause 65, discussed with schedule 10, agreed to on division (9 votes to 6). Schedule 10 agreed to. Clauses 66 and 67 agreed to. Schedule 11 agreed to, as amended. Government new clauses 20 to 23 agreed to. Government new clause 91, discussed with Government new clauses 92 to 95, Government amendments, and new clauses 67 and 68. Government new clauses 91 to 95 agreed to. New clause 1, discussed with new clause 13, debated and withdrawn. New clause 3, discussed with new clauses 4, 5, 9, 10 and 43. New clause 3 debated and withdrawn. New clause 4 negatived on division (2 votes to 8). New clause 5 negatived on division (2 votes to 8). Committee adjourned till 9 July. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clause 59, discussed with amendments, schedule 8, clauses 60 and 61 stand part, and new clause 42. Clause 59 agreed to on division (10 votes to 6). Amendment to schedule 8 negatived on division (4 votes to 10). Schedule 8 agreed to. Clauses 60 and 61 agreed to on division...

Main estimates 2026-27. Second estimates day (part three). Motion that, for the year ending with 31 March 2027, for expenditure by the Department for Work and Pensions: (1) further resources, not exceeding £107,094,729,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1855 of Session 2024–26, (2) further resources, not exceeding £649,416,000, be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and (3) a further sum, not exceeding £107,012,572,000, be granted to His Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament. Question deferred. Resolved.

Main estimates 2026-27. Second estimates day (part three). Motion that, for the year ending with 31 March 2027, for expenditure by the Department for Work and Pensions: (1) further resources, not exceeding £107,094,729,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1855 of Session 2024–26, (2)...

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate. The Department for Work and Pensions supports nearly 23 million people and spends around £300 billion each year—around £1 in every £5 of Government spending. Some £164 billion is spent on pensions and pension-age benefits—a third more than the more-frequently-criticised...

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate. The Department for Work and Pensions supports nearly 23 million people and spends around £300 billion each year—around £1 in every £5 of Government spending. Some £164 billion is spent on pensions and pension-age benefits—a third more than the more-frequently-criticised...

As my hon. Friend is talking about local implementation, I will pay tribute to what is being done in Harlow, and particularly at Harlow college, through programmes to support people who are not in education, employment or training. That is really paying dividends.

As my hon. Friend is talking about local implementation, I will pay tribute to what is being done in Harlow, and particularly at Harlow college, through programmes to support people who are not in education, employment or training. That is really paying dividends.

I am grateful for that intervention; long may that work continue.

About one in eight young people are not in work, education or training. That is more than a million young people. It is the first time since 2013 that have we seen figures on that level. Ill health, and especially...

I am grateful for that intervention; long may that work continue.

About one in eight young people are not in work, education or training. That is more than a million young people. It is the first time since 2013 that have we seen figures on that level. Ill health, and especially...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to make my maiden speech today. I thank all hon. Members from across the Chamber for their best wishes. I give my best wishes to the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Lara Bird) for her upcoming maiden speech.

The people...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to make my maiden speech today. I thank all hon. Members from across the Chamber for their best wishes. I give my best wishes to the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Lara Bird) for her upcoming maiden speech.

The people...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations to the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) on his maiden speech.

I may be new to this Chamber, but I stand here as a young woman whose adult life has been shaped by the politics of this place. I marched against Brexit....

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations to the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) on his maiden speech.

I may be new to this Chamber, but I stand here as a young woman whose adult life has been shaped by the politics of this place. I marched against Brexit....

I pay huge tribute to our two new Members of Parliament, the hon. Members for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) and for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Lara Bird), for their maiden speeches.

I will talk about something that makes up a relatively small part of the DWP’s operations and its spending, but...

I pay huge tribute to our two new Members of Parliament, the hon. Members for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) and for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Lara Bird), for their maiden speeches.

I will talk about something that makes up a relatively small part of the DWP’s operations and its spending, but...

Right now, it is hard to get through a day without someone, somewhere, saying that welfare spending is ballooning out of control. For example, the Conservatives’ alternative King’s Speech tells us:

“For the first time ever, the total welfare bill is now higher than total receipts from income tax.”

Western civilisation is...

Right now, it is hard to get through a day without someone, somewhere, saying that welfare spending is ballooning out of control. For example, the Conservatives’ alternative King’s Speech tells us:

“For the first time ever, the total welfare bill is now higher than total receipts from income tax.”

Western civilisation is...

Our social security system acts as the bedrock of our welfare state, but for years, the safety net it was meant to provide has developed more and more holes through which some of our most vulnerable citizens have fallen. For our older generation, the state pension is absolutely the foundation...

Our social security system acts as the bedrock of our welfare state, but for years, the safety net it was meant to provide has developed more and more holes through which some of our most vulnerable citizens have fallen. For our older generation, the state pension is absolutely the foundation...

I congratulate both hon. Members who gave their maiden speeches a few moments ago.

We know that the outgoing Prime Minister wanted to cut welfare spending—or at least he did a year ago when he brought forward some pretty rough and ready proposals to cut it by £5 billion—but, of course,...

I congratulate both hon. Members who gave their maiden speeches a few moments ago.

We know that the outgoing Prime Minister wanted to cut welfare spending—or at least he did a year ago when he brought forward some pretty rough and ready proposals to cut it by £5 billion—but, of course,...

The hon. Member is talking with great clarity about the number of young people who are no longer accessing the world of work, which we know can define people for the duration of their working career. Does he lament, as I do, the catastrophic changes that the Chancellor has made...

The hon. Member is talking with great clarity about the number of young people who are no longer accessing the world of work, which we know can define people for the duration of their working career. Does he lament, as I do, the catastrophic changes that the Chancellor has made...

I do agree with the hon. Member. Indeed, it is in the tourism sector that a lot of young people in my constituency and, I am sure, in his—and in constituencies up and down the country—find their first job. It is the flexibility in the tourism sector and the fact...

I do agree with the hon. Member. Indeed, it is in the tourism sector that a lot of young people in my constituency and, I am sure, in his—and in constituencies up and down the country—find their first job. It is the flexibility in the tourism sector and the fact...

There are 96,000 civil servants working for the DWP; it is very much a leviathan. Most of those that I have come across are incredibly committed individuals who are professional and want to do the best for their community. What a sad thing it is that it feels like they...

There are 96,000 civil servants working for the DWP; it is very much a leviathan. Most of those that I have come across are incredibly committed individuals who are professional and want to do the best for their community. What a sad thing it is that it feels like they...

I thank the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), for securing this debate. I offer my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) on a great Conservative gain and to the hon. Member for...

I thank the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), for securing this debate. I offer my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) on a great Conservative gain and to the hon. Member for...