Mentions:
1: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) In my opinion, the proposal for three unitary councils put forward by all the district borough councils - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) The thing they are really unhappy about, in all councils, is the fact that councils are not operating - Speech Link
3: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) We have rural councils making decisions about urban issues and vice versa. - Speech Link
4: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) councils, slows down decisions as different councils try to agree and leads to fragmented public services - Speech Link
5: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) Member for South West Devon for her contribution on that subject.Like existing councils, new councils - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) It was unworkable for combined authorities spanning multiple areas, for councils procuring jointly across - Speech Link
2: None There are a number of situation where councils join a consortium in order to collaborate and achieve - Speech Link
3: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) The order does not say that a metropolitan district council, as a single authority, can join another - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Councils can procure either singly in an area that they have determined or jointly with an area that - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) We all know how many councils have come to the brink. - Speech Link
2: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Some of our councils, such as the one in Birmingham, are in dire straits in that respect. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) I know town councils and parishes that run better services than district councils ever did. - Speech Link
4: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) It ought to be a matter for local councils to decide on. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) Councils have recovered significant sums in seizure and storage fees and have reinvested that money to - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mims Davies (Con - East Grinstead and Uckfield) In June 2023, thousands of homes were affected again across the Mid Sussex district. - Speech Link
2: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) efficiency labelling; accelerated roll-out of smart meters; regional planning to bring together councils - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Josh Babarinde (LD - Eastbourne) That consideration does not go far enough, and too many councils are not just failing when it comes to - Speech Link
2: Josh Babarinde (LD - Eastbourne) Thirdly, I call on the Minister to clarify what sanctions exist to course-correct councils who fail in - Speech Link
3: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) Insufficient truly affordable housing means that councils in England too often have to rely on poor- - Speech Link
4: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) Therefore, as I said, we need to respond to the realities that councils are facing. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) We have now received proposals from all areas, and from councils across the political spectrum. - Speech Link
2: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) Councils should be in a state to deliver those services. - Speech Link
3: John Milne (LD - Horsham) Their excuse is that it would be too hard to organise, but it is the seven district and borough councils - Speech Link
4: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) Where councils want the elections to go ahead, that is fine. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Gagan Mohindra (Con - South West Hertfordshire) A further 293 people have supported limiting the sale of fireworks to councils or licensed events. - Speech Link
2: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab - Clapham and Brixton Hill) Friend agree that part of the appeal of personal firework displays is that many local councils such as - Speech Link
3: Kirsteen Sullivan (LAB - Bathgate and Linlithgow) Fireworks policies must be made with communities and not imposed on them, and councils in Scotland and - Speech Link
4: Sarah Owen (Lab - Luton North) Yet councils up and down the country are unable to get that off the ground. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) It was a roaring success, with more than 5,000 events across the whole district, audiences in excess - Speech Link
2: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) What steps is the Minister taking to help rural, parish and town councils improve their sports and leisure - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Chris Curtis (Lab - Milton Keynes North) Following conversations with local councils, it seems to me that the approach from the team working on - Speech Link
2: Richard Baker (Lab - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) A 2% increase for councils will not address the challenges faced by new towns in Scotland.After all, - Speech Link
3: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) They need district heating and cheap heat, as the hon. - Speech Link
4: Gareth Bacon (Con - Orpington) Will the Minister therefore commit to proper consultation of communities and councils adjacent to the - Speech Link