Yesterday afternoon, during a debate on the Government's Rental Reform Bill, Andrew Rosindell M.P., Member of Parliament for Romford, made two interventions on two pertinent issues. Given the ongoing issue at Harefield Manor Hotel where residents of Walthamstow Borough Council are being housed there instead of in their own borough, Andrew Rosindell took the opportunity to question Walthamstow's M.P. on the matter. Secondly, Andrew raised the matter of the right to own a pet, echoing the sentiments he made to the floor of the house when he presented his Dogs and Domestic Animals (Accommodation and Protection) Bill.
The hon. Lady is making some excellent and valid points, but does she agree that the London borough of Waltham Forest should ensure that its residents who are homeless—our heart goes out to those people—are cared for and looked after in Waltham Forest? At the moment, her borough council is sending her homeless constituents to the London borough of Havering. They are living in Harefield Manor in Romford. Surely Waltham Forest should look after its homeless people in its own borough.
Andrew Rosindell M.P., Member of Parliament for Romford
The hon. Lady is making some compelling points and mention pets. Does she remember the Dogs and Domestic Animals (Accommodation and Protection) Bill of 2020, which I put to the House all those years ago? I am glad that the measures in that Bill now being brought into legislation. Does she agree that this Bill needs to be extended further, so those in social housing, as well as those in freehold accommodation, can have a pet, so everyone can have a pet at home, and not lose their home because they love and care about their cherished animal?
Andrew Rosindell M.P., Member of Parliament for Romford
