. >> our thoughts are with mary byrne who was severely injured and is in hospital. two hundred families have had to be evacuated from their homes. i would like to pay tribute to all the city services and the city council and, most of all, the ordinary men and women in that community who have stepped forward, rescued a child from the rubble, opened up the local post, and publish it giving people local shelter. the cost of this event will be enormous. like every other survey, we are facing a difficult budget. would the prime minister offer any help he could give to those families? my hon. friend will echo -- >> i think the house is being unfair to the hon. lady. she is speaking about a powerful issue and on behalf of her constituents. it was a dreadful accident and we should think of all those people who lost their homes and are in temporary accommodations. of course, as i understand it, the city west housing trust, which owns this problem, is working with the local authority to make sure that residents will be able to return to their homes as soon as possible. she ra