Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill

Part of Windrush – in the House of Commons at 7:31 pm on 23 April 2018.

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Photo of Mary Robinson Mary Robinson Conservative, Cheadle 7:31, 23 April 2018

Following on from the point made by my hon. Friend Alan Mak, I also congratulate my hon. Friend Bob Blackman. We really need to concentrate on the value that we can put into this market, which can be filled by this Bill, and ensure that people who need those homes are given them in a way that suits them and fulfils their aspirations. The Government have announced £28 million of funding for the Housing First project, some of which will go to a pilot scheme in Manchester. Does my hon. Friend Michelle Donelan agree that it will be interesting to see how the Mayor of Manchester approaches the issue and whether he will use that to fill those homes and to get homeless people into them?