Housing, Communities, and Local Government - Louise Haigh MP

Bid to Restore Sheaf Valley Railway Stations

MPs Olivia Blake and Louise Haigh have today launched a bid to restore full passenger services along the Sheaf Valley, by reopening the railway stations at Heeley and Millhouses and expanding and improving Dore & Totley station. The Labour MPs for Sheffield Hallam and Heeley are bidding to the UK…

Rough Sleeping – Westminster Hall Debate

Homelessness and rough sleeping are not inevitable in a country as decent and well-off as ours, yet since 2010 the number of people sleeping rough has more than doubled. I believe this is a direct result of almost nine years of failure on housing which has seen a steep drop…

Save Our Post Office

I agree with you on this important issue. Post offices are vital services and we must end the closures. I am concerned that the proposals the Post Office announced in October 2018 risk around 800 jobs and are another setback to our high streets. I also believe there are serious…

Save Our Post Offices

Thank you for contacting me recently about the relocation and franchising to WHSmith of 74 Crown post offices. I agree with you on this important issue. Post offices are vital services and we must end the closures. I am concerned that the proposals the Post Office announced in October 2018…

Short Term Loans

Thank you for contacting me in relation to short term loans, interest payments when paying back the loan, and that doorstep loan companies are still taking advantage of people in vulnerable financial positions, despite recent steps taken by the Government. I absolutely agree that we need to do everything in…

Autumn Budget

I have been contacted by many of my constituents in relation to this year’s Autumn Budget, especially around Amazon Tax, Local Councils and a possible tax rise to support the NHS. This budget goes against the Prime Minister’s own words and shows that austerity is far from over. Schools, councils,…

Asylum Accommodation Contracts

Thank you for contacting me in relation to asylum accommodation contracts. As you will know, the Government are weeks away from signing new contracts that will determine the quality of asylum accommodation support for the next 10 years. This is an incredible opportunity for small but significant improvements to be…

Voter ID and Boundary Legislation

Thank you for contacting me in relation to Voter ID and the Boundary legislation. As you may know, in May the Government piloted discriminatory voter ID requirements which effectively denied people their right to vote. These pilots had been put in place because of allegations of electoral fraud. Electoral fraud…

Homes Fitness for Human Habitation

Thank you for contacting me about the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill 2017-19, which is now known as the Home (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill 2017-2019. I absolutely support this Bill. I agree that tougher legal minimum standards for all private rented homes is…