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Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The democratic and financial accountability and its governance are what matter here, rather than size - Speech Link
2: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) These bodies need to have a bank account and governance; they need to have representation and must have - Speech Link
3: None Requiring neighbourhood governance structures to retain and strengthen the role of town and parish councils - Speech Link
4: Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab - Life peer) accountability and modernising arrangements to support more diverse and inclusive local democracy. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Government Finance - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Steve Reed (LAB - Streatham and Croydon North) Maidenhead, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. - Speech Link
2: Steve Reed (LAB - Streatham and Croydon North) It is for councillors, mayors and police and crime commissioners to set their own council tax, and to - Speech Link
3: Gareth Thomas (LAB - Harrow West) They included leadership stability, particularly relating to management and oversight of staff and social - Speech Link
4: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) support are maintained, and that the voices of children and young people with SEND, and those of their - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)
Committee stage: 13th sitting - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) freight operating companies and Network Rail manage passenger and occupational health and safety risks - Speech Link
2: Olly Glover (LD - Didcot and Wantage) between Reading and Westbury and beyond. - Speech Link
3: None co-operative corporate structures on employee engagement and governance.(3) The report must be laid - Speech Link
4: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) They make the railway inefficient to run and drivers slow to train, and end up costing taxpayers and - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None and Rescue, ensuring governance arrangements parallel to those for policing. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) to ensure that governance and accountability to the public are paramount. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) We have seen a lot of changes in governance in both policing and the fire service. - Speech Link
4: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) It is about the structure of governance within the UK and in particular in England. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) governance in some form, making the case for parish and town councils is the right way to go, because - Speech Link
2: None The Government also already provide guidance on the governance of mayoral development corporations and - Speech Link
3: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) practice of creating an inclusive and democratically owned economy. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab - Life peer) and lacking leadership. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: None Ofsted treats off-rolling seriously and, where evidence is found, this could impact a school’s leadership - Speech Link
2: Baroness Sater (Con - Life peer) It identifies the leadership role of the Minister in bringing that collaboration together and ensuring - Speech Link
3: Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD - Life peer) cultural development in a way that is inclusive of pupils of all faiths and none, mirroring the approach - Speech Link
4: None We already have extensive work under way to deliver the high-quality, inclusive PE and sport envisaged - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
AI Superintelligence - Tue 03 Feb 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) inclusive, without stifling innovation and keeping the United Kingdom globally competitive. - Speech Link
2: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, AI risks do not respect national borders and require sustained international leadership. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab - Life peer) For that purpose, having strong and effective mayoral and governance arrangements in the capital city - Speech Link
2: Lord Tope (LD - Life peer) I have had a long interest in London and its governance. - Speech Link
3: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) That alone should be an example and a reason to go into a governance review. - Speech Link
4: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) Genuine devolution is about consent and local leadership. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) more inclusive, and more connected to the lived experience of local people”. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
UK Development Partnership Assistance - Thu 29 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) competitive international environment, marked by weak governance, state competition and hybrid threats - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD - Life peer) , especially maternal health, and its leadership in advocating for the rights and choices for women and - Speech Link
3: Baroness Goudie (Lab - Life peer) They are built over time, grounded in shared effort and local leadership. - Speech Link
4: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) and for his support to the Palestinian Authority to build its delivery and governance capabilities to - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage part one - Tue 27 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Bach (Lab - Life peer) and Rutland for five years between 2016 and 2021. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) As I agreed with the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, during the Sentencing Bill debate, good leadership and - Speech Link
3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) classification and translating and transcribing documents. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) research on sex and gender in public bodies and in the research system and to set out good practice.I - Speech Link