To promote the virtues of exiting forms of first tier local authorities; to inform policy making and initiatives affecting first tier local authorities; and to stimulate debate on models of community governance.
1. International Day of Democracy
15/12/2021 - Lords Chamber
2. Election Campaign Finances: Regulation
08/07/2021 - Westminster Hall
3. Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion)
16/09/2020 - Commons Chamber
4. Principles of Democracy and the Rights of the Electorate
26/09/2019 - Commons Chamber
5. Myanmar
02/02/2021 - Commons Chamber
1. Covid-19: Local Democracy
03/06/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: assessment they have made of the operation of local democracy in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic - Speech Link
2: Covid-19 pandemic can have on the operation of local democracy. With the devolved Administrations in Northern - Speech Link
3: are the Government doing to ensure that that local democracy is functioning? Councils’ activities seem to - Speech Link
2. Elections: May 2021
14/01/2021 - Lords Chamber
1: and secure elections are the cornerstone of any democracy, and Parliament’s decision, as set out in primary - Speech Link
2: technically allowed under Covid regulations. I thank local government officials, who have stepped up to the - Speech Link
3: and secure elections are the cornerstone of any democracy. The law is that these elections should go ahead - Speech Link
3. Elections Bill
07/09/2021 - Commons Chamber
1: work in Parliament is a key pillar of our democracy, a democracy that is underpinned by free and fair elections - Speech Link
2: the noble Lord Pickles said,“our well-respected democracy is at threat from unscrupulous people intent on - Speech Link
3: point that this scheme is underpinned by a free local voter card. I have already mentioned that 98% of - Speech Link
4. Cairncross Review
12/02/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: million in 2018. In the same period, circulation of local newspapers halved.As the review makes clear, there - Speech Link
5. Intimidation in Public Life
05/11/2019 - Written Statements
1: abuse, hatred, intimidation and violence. British democracy has always been robust and oppositional. But a - Speech Link
asked by: Owen Thompson
01/09/2020
... what progress he has made on the Defending Democracy programme announced on 22 July 2019; and what plans he has to publish a report on that programme. 2. Israel: Democracy
asked by: Baroness Tonge
19/10/2020
... what assessment they have made of the functioning of democracy in Israel. 3. Myanmar: Democracy
asked by: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
29/04/2021
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the re-establishment of democracy in Myanmar. 4. Africa: Democracy
asked by: Imran Ahmad Khan
29/04/2021
... what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of democracy in countries in Africa categorised as Not Free by the Freedom House index for 2020. 5. Africa: Democracy
asked by: Imran Ahmad Khan
14/04/2021
... what steps his Department are taking to increase the level of democracy in countries in Africa categorised as Partly Free by the Freedom House index for 2020.
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Baby Loss , Broadband and Digital Communication , Celtic Sea , Ocean Conservation , South West , Women's Health
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Healthy Homes and Buildings , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders
Air Pollution , British Jews , Legal Aid , Private Rented Sector , Short Lets Sector
Contact Details
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Mr Richard Holden MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3059.
Email: richard.holden.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Jessica Lancod-Frost, National Association of Local Councils, 109 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LD. Tel: 0207 7290 0319
Email: jessica.lancod-frost@nalc.gov.uk
Group's Website:
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/our-work/parliament-and-political-engagement
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Former APPG Officers
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Lord Greaves
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Deceased - 23 March 2021
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 10th March 2021
Scott Mann
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - North Cornwall
Joined: 16th March 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
Andrea Jenkyns
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Morley and Outwood
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 6th June 2018
Italy
Earl of Lytton
Secretary
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 29th September 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Healthy Homes and Buildings , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders