Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:53 pm on 12 February 2026.
Florence Eshalomi
Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
12:53,
12 February 2026
I thank my Constituency neighbour for highlighting just one of the many examples that Members across the Chamber will have seen in their inboxes. We need to recognise how some housing associations that receive Government grants to build homes are treating their tenants. It is important to direct residents to the Regulator of Social Housing and other avenues. I hope that the management issue will come up in the forthcoming commonhold and leasehold legislation.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
