Baggy Shanker

Baggy Shanker

Labour (Co-op) — Derby South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 9 June 2025

Debate

Social Housing Supply

Contribution

Having access to a safe and secure home is a basic human need, but the Tories absolutely ignored this when they cut Government funding by £4.8 billion in just five years, and Derby has suffered the consequences. Last year, waiting lists for social housing in our city reached record highs. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to lift people stuck on these waiting lists out of limbo and into good social housing?

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