Debate on park homes
17 December 2010 (updated on 17 December 2010)
Annette Brooke, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, moved a Backbench Business debate on Thursday 16 December 2010 in the House of Commons on the subject of park homes.
Park (mobile) homes are bungalow style properties, usually sited on private residential estates.
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