00:00Port comes far too late, outcomes are poor and it's very costly to all concerns and that's why
00:07we do need to take a proper and concerted and over time look at how we can reform the
00:14SEM system. She asks about immediate support. We have put in a billion extra pounds for this
00:21financial year and we hope that that will get onto the front line so that constituents like her can
00:27get the support they need.
00:30Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. Residents of the new Goodrich News estate in Gornall which was completed in 2013 have been dealing with a collapsed retaining wall for years now. The management agency originally confessed it was poorly constructed and it was repaired and it should have a 60 year lifespan. However it has once again collapsed and the management agency is demanding £6,000 for local residents to repair the wall and this is simply
00:57disgraceful and completely unjust. So will my hon. Friend grant a debate on holding
01:02builders, housing developers, management agencies to account to protect residents and deliver value for money for residents?
01:10Well I'm really sorry to hear about the ongoing situation on the estate in her constituency. She's absolutely right that for too long these kind of remediation issues have been, the book has been passed from developers to freeholders to others with no action being taken. That's why this government is absolutely committed to putting power and agency back into the hand of leaseholders, of homeowners, of residents so that it can hold people to account and get these
01:40remediation works done quickly.
01:42Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. Autism and other neurodiverse conditions in children present challenges to any parents but sadly stigma and ignorance remain particularly high in some communities and including some parts of the South Asian community. This already adds deep emotional strain to families suffering and navigating
