Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I am concerned that any Russian involvement in the western Balkans serves only to undermine democracy - Speech Link
2: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) When I was trying to decide whether to speak in this debate or to go out and campaign in the local elections - Speech Link
3: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) Earlier this month, it was disappointing to see many in northern Kosovo boycott the local referendum. - Speech Link
4: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Melton) Member who took the time to contribute to this important debate, not least because the local elections - Speech Link
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1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) you think that is a proportionate policy, surely we need stronger mechanisms of oversight.Today is local - Speech Link
2: Lord Frost (Con - Life peer) There was only one possible answer it could give in a democracy: to push rates down. - Speech Link
3: Lord Blackwell (Con - Life peer) to ask unelected officials to take responsibility for political judgments, nor right or proper in a democracy - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) groupthink in our debate today—that is true across our politics, of course, and there is a lack of democracy - Speech Link
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1: Peter Bottomley (Con - Worthing West) The question of local council elections has been raised. - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) to apply to countries whose Governments are listed in the Foreign Office’s annual “Human Rights and Democracy - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Doncaster local authority is failing in its duty, and that needs to be addressed. - Speech Link
4: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) to put their concerns in writing, as well as those accused of bribery, would be a huge disservice to democracy - Speech Link
5: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) many of those who are starting their career today.However, like this place and many other parts of our democracy - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central) I encourage them to look at their local community and consider how they might help out and give their - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) As mentioned earlier, it is also so important for our local communities to thrive. - Speech Link
3: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda) people giving them a thumbs up, but they do it because they believe in the political system and in democracy - Speech Link
4: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda) community feels engaged in the local project. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) But is it not the case that a local authority has a statutory liability, through building control, and - Speech Link
2: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) That is what I am trying to say.Ultimately, I am saying that, sadly for democracy, this is yet another - Speech Link
3: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) Local authorities, fire and rescue authorities and the Health and Safety Executive can take enforcement - Speech Link
4: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The local authority then lost control of the process at that stage. - Speech Link
5: None Fourthly, at the enforcement level, local trading standards officers already have responsibilities for - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Gillian Keegan (Con - Chichester) free schools designated with a religious character— must promote the fundamental British values of democracy - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) other parts of the United Kingdom because of the higher tax rates in Scotland, which are damaging our local - Speech Link
2: Alister Jack (Con - Dumfries and Galloway) In their recent Budget, the Scottish Government froze council tax, thereby putting more pressure on local - Speech Link
3: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) support for Ukraine and reaffirm that we will continue to stand with Ukraine for the sake of freedom, democracy - Speech Link
4: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) I was very pleased to see the thriving local technology and manufacturing industry, which will help us - Speech Link
5: Gareth Thomas (LAB - Harrow West) In only one of the 194 local authority areas in England are NHS ambulances meeting the national response - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None press to express opinions, to criticise and to hold power to account are all a fundamental part of our democracy - Speech Link
2: None As a nation, we are a proud, open democracy and a strong trading power with a vibrant economy. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) This is a year of multiple elections: we have local elections tomorrow and a general election, we hope - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) The UK’s democracy is the oldest and most established in the world. - Speech Link
2: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) Democracy is fragile. - Speech Link
3: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) Shockingly, some local authorities told the reviewer that far-right groups knew about local asylum hotels - Speech Link
4: Lee Rowley (Con - North East Derbyshire) We wholeheartedly agree that democracy is a precious asset. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Ian Levy (Con - Blyth Valley) With help from local companies, such as Moody Logistics and Storage in Cramlington, we were able to ensure - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) continue to call, in bilateral and multilateral settings, for the Nicaraguan Government to respect democracy - Speech Link
3: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) international freedom of religion or belief, recently produced an inquiry report, “The Silencing of Democracy - Speech Link