Paula Barker

Paula Barker

Labour — Liverpool Wavertree

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 March 2026

Debate

Rough Sleeping: Families with Children

Contribution

I thank all hon Members for their thoughtful and knowledgeable contributions. I also thank the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), and the Lib Dem spokesperson, the hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster), for their contributions, as well as the Minister for hers. I look forward to working with her constructively in the months and years ahead. I place on the record my thanks to Crisis for its incredible work. I particularly thank Dan Hewitt and ITV for keeping this all in the public domain—the work they do is incredible. I hope that, collectively, we can all use the moral clarity that we have found today in these abhorrent cases to spur us on to build a better Britain where nobody experiences homelessness. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of rough sleeping among families with children.

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