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Business of the House

Will my right hon. Friend consider making time for an early debate on the issue of children's homes and whether they need planning permission? That is especially important in the west midlands where a company called Green Corns has been buying private properties, and housing children in their care in them. Does my right hon. Friend agree that while those children must of course be housed somewhere, it does not foster confidence in the local community when it is done with no reference to local authorities, to social services departments or to the local communities in which the children are placed?