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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026, to Question 19120, on Community Relations: Tower Hamlets, what specific activities were funded through the £25,000 of departmental funding to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets via the Common Ground...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026, to Question 19120, on Community Relations: Tower Hamlets, what specific activities were funded through the £25,000 of departmental funding to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets via the Common Ground...
I refer the Hon Member to the answer to UIN 19120 on 1 September 2026.
Agreed to on question.
Agreed to on question.
It is an honour to lead this Adjournment debate. Let me say at the start that another colleague wants to speak, and I will take two very short interventions from Members I have had conversations with before the debate.
Next month, on 4 October, thousands of people from east London will...
It is an honour to lead this Adjournment debate. Let me say at the start that another colleague wants to speak, and I will take two very short interventions from Members I have had conversations with before the debate.
Next month, on 4 October, thousands of people from east London will...
I commend the hon. Lady on securing the debate. It is indeed important that we remember this occasion: 90 years ago, a fascist march was prevented from passing through Cable Street in London.
Northern Ireland has been especially afflicted by deep divisions running through our community, and the Peaceplus action plan...
I commend the hon. Lady on securing the debate. It is indeed important that we remember this occasion: 90 years ago, a fascist march was prevented from passing through Cable Street in London.
Northern Ireland has been especially afflicted by deep divisions running through our community, and the Peaceplus action plan...
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct that communities must work with one another to deal with the challenges of our time—particularly the rise of racism and fascism, which we see across the world.
Far-right parties are winning elections across western Europe, so we must look seriously and carefully at our own...
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct that communities must work with one another to deal with the challenges of our time—particularly the rise of racism and fascism, which we see across the world.
Far-right parties are winning elections across western Europe, so we must look seriously and carefully at our own...
As one whose family members were part of that demonstration in 1936 against the march of fascism, I compliment the hon. Member on her wonderful speech. Does she acknowledge that when we commemorate the march on Sunday week in her constituency and her borough we will also be opposing the...
As one whose family members were part of that demonstration in 1936 against the march of fascism, I compliment the hon. Member on her wonderful speech. Does she acknowledge that when we commemorate the march on Sunday week in her constituency and her borough we will also be opposing the...
The right hon. Member is correct. The debate is about recognising those really courageous, brave efforts. He speaks of his family’s contribution, as his parents were at the battle of Cable Street; over the years, I have spoken to him about his parents’ stories.
By the time that the human blockade...
The right hon. Member is correct. The debate is about recognising those really courageous, brave efforts. He speaks of his family’s contribution, as his parents were at the battle of Cable Street; over the years, I have spoken to him about his parents’ stories.
By the time that the human blockade...
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) on securing this important Adjournment debate. She represented Cable Street until the last general election, and I am very proud to represent it now. She and I have much in common. We are the beneficiaries of all...
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) on securing this important Adjournment debate. She represented Cable Street until the last general election, and I am very proud to represent it now. She and I have much in common. We are the beneficiaries of all...
I congratulate my fellow London MP and hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) on securing this timely debate. She referred to a number of issues that sadly are still happening on our streets. She also referred to the tragic death of 25-year-old Altab Ali in 1978....
I congratulate my fellow London MP and hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) on securing this timely debate. She referred to a number of issues that sadly are still happening on our streets. She also referred to the tragic death of 25-year-old Altab Ali in 1978....
Is the anniversary not also an opportunity for us to pay tribute to the trade union movement and the countless working people who stood against racism, fascism and hatred? It is in the spirit of the trade union movement’s best traditions: collective responsibility, solidarity, and fighting prejudice and discrimination, wherever...
Is the anniversary not also an opportunity for us to pay tribute to the trade union movement and the countless working people who stood against racism, fascism and hatred? It is in the spirit of the trade union movement’s best traditions: collective responsibility, solidarity, and fighting prejudice and discrimination, wherever...
I thank my hon. Friend for raising the importance of that solidarity, which our hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse also highlighted.
It was local residents from many different backgrounds, including trade unionists, east-enders and those from migrant communities, who told the vocal minority, “Your hate does not represent...
I thank my hon. Friend for raising the importance of that solidarity, which our hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse also highlighted.
It was local residents from many different backgrounds, including trade unionists, east-enders and those from migrant communities, who told the vocal minority, “Your hate does not represent...
Does my hon. Friend agree that peace walks, such as the one I attended yesterday in Rugby, where members of the community, members of different faith groups and people of no faith, walked between different religious establishments, are an important part of that inter-faith work, showing that ordinary people want...
Does my hon. Friend agree that peace walks, such as the one I attended yesterday in Rugby, where members of the community, members of different faith groups and people of no faith, walked between different religious establishments, are an important part of that inter-faith work, showing that ordinary people want...
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that. Many community initiatives, including many peace walks, some of which I have attended in my constituency, are so vital where people can come together—as my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton West (Warinder Juss) mentioned, local people, real people and trade unionists...
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that. Many community initiatives, including many peace walks, some of which I have attended in my constituency, are so vital where people can come together—as my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton West (Warinder Juss) mentioned, local people, real people and trade unionists...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department has provided for organisations undertaking interfaith community activities in Tower Hamlets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department has provided for organisations undertaking interfaith community activities in Tower Hamlets.
Interfaith relations are vital for strong, cohesive communities.
The government is funding Inter Faith Week in November, which will provide a national platform for fostering positive interfaith relations across our communities and schools. Alongside this, the government supports grassroots interfaith relations via our funding to Near Neighbours and Schools Linking, which promote dialogue, youth engagement, and neighbourhood cohesion across different backgrounds and faiths. Both programmes operate in Tower Hamlets.
Last year, Tower Hamlets received £25,000 through the Common Ground Resilience Fund (CGRF). Tower Hamlets was one of 30 local authorities funded through the CGRF to support activity to reduce divisions and build resilience against community tensions by strengthening social connections and bringing people from different backgrounds together, including those of different faiths. The Department has also supported VCSE organisations through the Common Ground Award, part of the CGRF, which provided funding to 211 organisations in 2025/26 undertaking activities that build social connections across and between different communities. Four VCSE organisations in Tower Hamlets received a combined £39,900 through this programme.
That this House expresses solidarity with members of Unite the Union taking strike action at Tower Hamlets’ public leisure centres; notes that workers have been waiting for over two years for in-house contracts to be issued after the commitment to insourcing rightly made by Tower Hamlets Council in May 2024; further notes that these workers have since been left faced with precarious work, inconsistent shifts, reports of unwritten contracts and owed wages; is concerned about the impact of this dispute on the health and wellbeing of these frontline workers; is further concerned about the services’ stability and safety for local residents; is alarmed by reports that workers are being expected to undertake work in unsafe and unsanitary conditions; believes that these leisure centre workers should have in-sourced contracts issued with fair terms and conditions, as promised; further believes that access to safe local swimming facilities are vital for physical health and mental wellbeing and tackling health inequalities; therefore, calls on Tower Hamlets council to engage constructively with Unite the Union to find a solution to this dispute, treating workers and trade union representatives with dignity and respect, and uphold commitments to reaching a just agreement; and further calls on the Government to make additional funding available to local authorities to address systemic inequalities in pay, conditions, and precarity of work for leisure centre workers.
That this House expresses solidarity with members of Unite the Union taking strike action at Tower Hamlets’ public leisure centres; notes that workers have been waiting for over two years for in-house contracts to be issued after the commitment to insourcing rightly made by Tower Hamlets Council in May 2024;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ministerial Envoys in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have inspected the accounts and finances of Aspire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ministerial Envoys in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have inspected the accounts and finances of Aspire.
It is not the Ministerial Envoys’ role to inspect the accounts and finances of political parties in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The Electoral Commission is the independent regulator responsible for overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Political parties are required to submit an annual statement of accounts to the Electoral Commission. Any breaches of the rules are a matter for the Electoral Commission and the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124686 on Tower Hamlets Council, what work the Tower Hamlets Ministerial Envoys are taking in relation to reviewing grants given by the mayoral administration to third parties...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124686 on Tower Hamlets Council, what work the Tower Hamlets Ministerial Envoys are taking in relation to reviewing grants given by the mayoral administration to third parties...
The Ministerial Envoys are undertaking a deep dive project as part of the strengthened intervention package that was set out in the Directions on 17 March 2026, to provide assurance in relation to long-standing concerns. This includes the allocation of resources (such as community assets and community grants), patronage in recruitment and staff promotions, housing allocations, licencing and planning decisions, and the structure, functions, activities and roles within the Mayor’s Office and Mayoral Advisory team.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess the number of homes for affordable social housing (1) built or commenced by Tower Hamlets Council in the past two years, and (2) built by registered social landlords in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess the number of homes for affordable social housing (1) built or commenced by Tower Hamlets Council in the past two years, and (2) built by registered social landlords in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The table below shows the number of new affordable housing completions (including acquisitions) and starts on site in Tower Hamlets in 2023-24 and 2024-25 by provider.
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
Completions |
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Local Authority | 91 | 50 |
Private Registered Provider | 341 | 734 |
Unknown Provider | 0 | 1 |
Total completions | 432 | 785 |
Start |
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Local Authority | 17 | 15 |
Private Registered Provider | 219 | 183 |
Total starts | 236 | 198 |
The data is published in the affordable housing supply statistics open data, published on gov.uk here (attached).
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions has the Electoral Commission had with (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) Defending Democracy Taskforce on whether police officers should be stationed by polling stations for the councillor and mayoral...
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions has the Electoral Commission had with (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) Defending Democracy Taskforce on whether police officers should be stationed by polling stations for the councillor and mayoral...
The Commission has regular conversations with the Metropolitan Police and the Defending Democracy Taskforce about electoral security.
It has met regularly with the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Enquiries Team ahead of elections in London in May 2026. It has discussed the stationing of police officers at polling stations, including in Tower Hamlets. It will continue to engage ahead of polling day.
The Presiding Officer is responsible for the security of the polling station. The Commission provides advice to polling station staff on how and when to engage with police on security or electoral integrity matters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the (a) Ministerial Envoys, (b) his Department and (c) Defending Democracy Taskforce is taking steps to help ensure the integrity of the ballot in the councillor and mayoral election in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the (a) Ministerial Envoys, (b) his Department and (c) Defending Democracy Taskforce is taking steps to help ensure the integrity of the ballot in the councillor and mayoral election in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in...
Security of our democratic processes is paramount, and this Government has robust systems in place to ensure the integrity of its elections.
The Joint Election Security and Preparedness unit (JESP) is leading cross-government efforts in preparation for the 2026 elections, which are taking place across the UK. JESP will stand up an election cell over the election period to monitor election security risk and be ready to stand up a response if required.
JESP has issued updated security advice and guidance to candidates and ROs in England and Wales, which brings together expertise from across the security community, including the Police, the National Protective Security Authority, National Cyber Security Centre, and others, to help candidates and ROs implement security measures and ensure the integrity of the polls.
A statutory intervention is in place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to secure the Council’s compliance with its Best Value Duty. This is centred on a team of Ministerial Envoys who provide support and advice to the Council’s leadership team and oversee the Authority’s improvement work.