I recently heard from a constituent with three young children who has applied for over 80 properties, but is still waiting for social housing. What steps will my right hon. Friend take to speed up the planning process specifically for social housing?

At whose request did the Secretary of State call in the planning application for the Chinese super-embassy?

I used to have ginger hair as well! May I give the right hon. Lady the answer to my question? It was the Foreign Secretary. In opposition, the now Home Secretary warned that the Chinese Government are “attempting to influence Parliament”, and trying “to interfere in our democracy and undermine our security.”—[Official Report, 11 September 2023; Vol. 737, c. 667.] Those risks are all heightened by this development. Are this Government so desperate to counteract the disastrous Budget and their own growth-wrecking trade union Bill that they are now willing to override national security, national interests and the sensible concerns of their Home Secretary by kowtowing to the Chinese Government?

Given that the mayoral council and leaders' councils are being contemplated as part of the English devolution Bill, what steps is the Deputy Prime Minister taking to ensure that Cornwall's voice is heard in Westminster, after being subsumed for far too long?

My constituent, Dom, purchased a high-rise building that, it now transpires, does not meet building regulations on combustible materials used in the early 2000s. His building is being remediated, but the materials are being allowed to remain, locking in the risk for the long term and sending insurance premiums sky high. Why are the Government not investigating historic non-compliance? What is being done to protect homeowners from unfair losses and sky-high insurance premiums?

A block of 50 flats in my constituency was built by the public sector 60 years ago and has now been found to have a major structural fault that will cost over £1 million to fix. The flat owners are also shared freeholders of the block and cannot afford the cost of the repair or to sell their flats. As it is an unusual situation, will the Minister meet me and the resident owners to consider a way forward before the situation gets critical?

Given that the Government are already doing another relaunch, would the Secretary of State reconsider the fairness of housing targets, whereby poor delivery by Labour in London is awarded with lower targets to the detriment of areas such as South West Hertfordshire?

The Government are consulting on the future of pan-regional partnerships such as our own Great South-West, which covers Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Businesses I speak to value the ability of our regions to speak with one voice on economic issues to Government and to investors, which are important for our region. Would the Minister meet me and businesses to discuss the future of PRPs?

In July, British nationals were able to vote for Members of Parliament but now too many are being told the MP of their last address cannot represent them due to rules about representing only constituents. Can we get a letter out to all MPs providing clarity on this issue?

There are 2,193 short-term holiday lets in York driving up house prices. I have a private Member's Bill on this issue. Will the Minister work with me as I co-produce the Bill to address excessive concentrations of short-term lets and second homes?

Most parties agree that first past the post is damaging trust in politics. Does the Secretary of State agree with a national commission for electoral reform as recommended by an all-party parliamentary group?

After 14 years of local government cuts, Medway council faced a 91% cut in direct support grants and financial difficulties. Will the Minister meet with me and Medway council colleagues and finance officers to discuss available support after 14 years of Conservative austerity?

Many councils, especially in south-east England, are frustrated with undeveloped consents. Will the Secretary of State consider allowing a 10-year housing supply number that includes undeveloped consents to ensure timely development?

My vulnerable pregnant constituent was housed in inappropriate accommodation after leaving hospital. She felt safer sleeping rough due to threats and drug use around her room. Will the Minister update on work to end shifting homeless constituents to inadequate housing?

If Wiltshire embraces the chance to become part of a combined authority like Dorset and Somerset, will there be local elections all-out in Wiltshire next spring?

I welcome the Secretary of State's announcement on deadlines. However, a majority of buildings affected by cladding are still unidentified after seven years. Will the Minister deliver a more joined-up approach to identify and remediate those properties as soon as possible?

I welcome the Government's commitments, in response to my written parliamentary questions, to a consultation on ending fleecehold. However, my constituents just want to know when that will take place.

I am delighted that the Government's Mayoral Council is handing back powers to local communities. We are already seeing the impact of that. Claire Ward, the Mayor of the east Midlands, attended the first meeting in October. She is leading the way: the East Midlands is one of the youth trailblazer regions granted £5 million of government funding to help young people into work or training. What work are ministers doing to give those who contribute to our country a say in how it is governed?

There is growing concern among constituents that planning decisions are being swept aside because of the government's new planning reforms. What assurance can the Minister give that there will be meaningful engagement between constituents and their local planning authority, and that decisions will be respected?

In five years, the cost of west sussex county council's Oracle upgrade has risen from £2.6 million to £28 million. Is that the kind of contract mismanagement that the office for local government can look into?

Labour's housing targets desperately need reform to take into account land availability around protected landscapes. The government have said that the answer is the costly planning appeals system. Does the Minister think that is a good use of taxpayers' money?

The government's commitment to build more affordable homes is both welcome and urgent. However, we also need to ensure that registered providers are willing and able to take on section 106 affordable homes when they are built. In recent years, a combination of factors has meant that too many homes stand empty. Will my hon. Friend say what steps can be taken to tackle the section 106 standing stock scandal?

The proposed planning reforms mean that towns such as tring will see up to 40% more housing built on the green belt. What assurances can the Minister give that sacrificing that countryside will not have a negative impact on the community, and that we will have infrastructure before the occupation of homes and truly affordable homes for people in the local community?

Last week, my local council announced the proposed closure of the much-loved prince of wales theatre in cannock. Despite the council's financial pressures, local people do not want that theatre to become collateral damage. Will the Minister meet me to see what could be done to explore community ownership and give our theatre the bright future that thousands of my constituents want to see?

Non-qualifying leaseholder status gets slapped on a property in perpetuity long after the required safety works are completed. That status means that it is almost impossible to acquire a mortgage—solicitors advise very strongly that purchasers steer clear of such properties, which are very often flats—and the status is inherited by successive owners in perpetuity. Has the Minister considered what this status does for the housing crisis?

Will the Minister commit to working with local authorities to use new powers to run high street rental auctions, so that we can end the affront of empty shops this Christmas?

I represent Tunbridge Wells, and just over the boundary in Wealden district, a large housing development is proposed. Wealden will get the houses, but the infrastructure burden will fall particularly on my constituents who live in Tunbridge Wells. Will the Secretary of State update me on the reforms to the NPPF? What is being done about this problem of cross-boundary infrastructure?