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Hanneke Steen plans to invite minister to Rijssen

CDA member of parliament Hanneke Steen plans to invite Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan, the minister for Housing and Spatial Planning, to visit Rijssen. She wants the minister to see what is happening at The Potter’s inheritance and how the foam scandal is affecting residents.

Steen said that a scandal like the one in Rijssen must not happen again.

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