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Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Natasha Irons (Lab - Croydon East) The Centre for Young Lives has called for Government Departments to work jointly to ensure clear alignment - Speech Link
2: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham) Friend for his question on this important issue for the Government. - Speech Link
3: Harriet Cross (Con - Gordon and Buchan) What conversations has the DWP had with the Department for Transport regarding the removal of Access - Speech Link
4: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) On the specifics of her question, the best thing that I can do is to get the Department for Transport - Speech Link
5: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) This is not an issue just for government. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Bobby Dean (LD - Carshalton and Wallington) as the extension of the emergency department that my local NHS trust is asking for, or possibly even - Speech Link
2: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Tackling the cost of living is a priority for this Government. - Speech Link
3: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) I will draw that to the attention of the Minister responsible for gambling in the Department for Culture - Speech Link
4: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Gentleman in paying tribute to Councillor Sood for her invaluable work, not just for the local community - Speech Link
5: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) local authorities, and indeed the Scottish Government, to hide on these matters. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Retail and Hospitality Sector - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannett of Everton (Lab - Life peer) My noble friend brings to this House a wealth of experience in local government, serving first as a local - Speech Link
2: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) I have been in local government for 25 years, and local councils depend heavily on business rates for - Speech Link
3: Lord Rook (Lab - Life peer) Her distinguished service in local government will offer invaluable insight into how central and local - Speech Link
4: Lord John of Southwark (Lab - Life peer) to be speaking on this subject today—for I believe that local government has a critical role to play - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Government Finances: Surrey - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) for local government in Surrey and for the thoughtful, constructive and eloquent way in which he made - Speech Link
2: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) I acknowledge the pressure that social care is creating for the local government finance system; that - Speech Link
3: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) foundations of local government finance, against an incredibly difficult backdrop. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Local Government Reorganisation: Referendums - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), while Secretary of State for Local Government, when talking about - Speech Link
2: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) at Suffolk county council for a single unitary council.As part of the local government reorganisation - Speech Link
3: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) postponed elections when he was Secretary of State for Local Government - Speech Link
4: Steff Aquarone (LD - North Norfolk) Although referendums are one of the means for getting democratic legitimacy for local government reorganisation - Speech Link
5: Gareth Bacon (Con - Orpington) a future for local government in which power is stripped from genuinely local authorities and people—parishes - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None For 14 years—I was in local government when this happened—that funding had been decimated. - Speech Link
2: None That is why we are taking steps to empower local government to deliver for local people. - Speech Link
3: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I thank the Local Government Association for its briefing and its support for this amendment. - Speech Link
4: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) Let us take the area of competence for transport and local infrastructure. - Speech Link
5: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) a matter for central or local government. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) level, which the mayors are responsible for in terms of local transport plans and local growth plans - Speech Link
2: None We will now hear oral evidence from the Department for Transport. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Water (Special Measures) Act 2025: Enforcement - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Joe Morris (Lab - Hexham) Importantly, it also acts as a third space for local communities looking to access the positive effects - Speech Link
2: Catherine Fookes (Lab - Monmouthshire) Partnership and the Welsh Government, which resulted in £1 million for the River Wye action plan, which - Speech Link
3: Sarah Gibson (LD - Chippenham) In fact, had it not been for the local supermarket telling people that there was water in the car park - Speech Link
4: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Although I am critical of the Government, my main criticism is reserved for the water company bosses - Speech Link
5: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) I put on record my thanks to the Welsh Government for all the work they have done. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Elections: Cancellation - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (Con - Braintree) (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he - Speech Link
2: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) For decades, the two-tier council system, where it still exists, has made local government more complicated - Speech Link
3: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) We are currently in a process of considering the local government finance settlement, and he will know - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) , the Minister and local government. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Sale of Fireworks - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) The Government have the power to end this nightmare for all, and they should do so without delay. - Speech Link
2: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) One of the petitions calls for a limit on sales to local authority-approved events only. - Speech Link
3: Harriett Baldwin (Con - West Worcestershire) They often raise money for good local causes. - Speech Link
4: Kate Dearden (LAB - Halifax) 90 dB and another for limiting the sales of fireworks to local authority-approved displays. - Speech Link
5: Kate Dearden (LAB - Halifax) Tackling antisocial behaviour is a top priority for this Government. - Speech Link