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Make paying rent enough proof that you are able meet mortgage repayments

Submitted by Jamie jack pogson on Monday 20th February 2017

Published on Wednesday 1st March 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 147,307

This petition was debated in Parliament on Monday 23rd October 2017

Debate Pack
at the House of Commons Library Official Transcript
at Hansard

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MPs who spoke in the debate

Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam) (Con)
John Howell (Henley) (Con)
James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con)
Mr Philip Hollobone (in the Chair)
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab)
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con)
Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Lab/Co-op)
Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP)
Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op)
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Stephen Barclay)

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