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Westminster Hall
Postal Services: Rural Areas - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Stuart Anderson (Con - South Shropshire) of postmasters who have served local communities for decades out of work. - Speech Link
2: Steve Yemm (Lab - Mansfield) Government agencies such as the Department for Work and Pensions, banks, hospitals, the police, courts - Speech Link
3: Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire) Communities rely on them for access to cash and banking, Government services and parcel collection. - Speech Link
4: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) I urge the Government to prioritise major investment in broadband for underserved communities. - 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 McIntosh of Pickering (Con - Life peer) and Local Government and Lancaster City Council. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) communities and local planning authorities. - Speech Link
3: Lord Best (XB - Life peer) , achieving high housing standards and a good quantum of affordable accommodation for local communities - Speech Link
4: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) a financial officer for a government department. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) We are banning harmful content for children, and this Government have taken decisive action to protect - Speech Link
2: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) We are in a race for the future, and this Government are determined to seize the opportunities of AI - Speech Link
3: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) This Government are determined to make sure that national and local public services are more easily accessible - Speech Link
4: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) This Government are transforming life sciences through the biggest ever investment in research and development - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting)
Committee stage:Commitee Debate: 1st sitting - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Bradley Thomas (Con - Bromsgrove) One that happened to provide managed services for a whole region’s local government went down in Germany - Speech Link
2: Freddie van Mierlo (LD - Henley and Thame) You mentioned local government, but there are also central Government Departments that hold and process - Speech Link
3: None I am Matt Houlihan, and I am the vice-president for government affairs in Europe for Cisco, which is - Speech Link
4: Chris Vince (LAB - Harlow) The Act has rigorous reporting requirements and caveats and guardrails for Government step-in powers. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young Men - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Jodie Gosling (Lab - Nuneaton) to speak.I was a primary school teacher for 25 years and an early years practitioner, and I have seen - Speech Link
2: Olivia Bailey (Lab - Reading West and Mid Berkshire) This Government stand for excellence everywhere across education and care, for every child to break the - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) Department for Work and Pensions by the Treasury at the time, and the former Conservative Home Secretary - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformative for those families and for their communities. - Speech Link
3: Helen Hayes (Lab - Dulwich and West Norwood) We must provide access to support for families in communities, and an education and skills system that - Speech Link
4: Gill German (Lab - Clwyd North) a lead role in local government, so I am pleased and proud to welcome and support the Bill today and - Speech Link
5: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) , and that the Department for Work and Pensions did not recommend that it be offered as a solution to - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Town and City Centre Safety - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Gill German (Lab - Clwyd North) We have more PCSOs in our neighbourhoods, safer streets and stronger local communities. - Speech Link
2: Margaret Mullane (Lab - Dagenham and Rainham) Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government give a sterling defence of - Speech Link
3: Michelle Welsh (Lab - Sherwood Forest) a gap in our communities and affected local businesses. - Speech Link
4: Matt Vickers (Con - Stockton West) They are crucial for people, local businesses and our economy, yet under this Labour Government it increasingly - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Transport in the South-East - Tue 03 Feb 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Caroline Voaden (LD - South Devon) It is absolutely devastating, and I was shocked to be told by officials at the Department for Transport - Speech Link
2: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD - Chichester) That is due to report in the spring and I hope the Government will be forthcoming with funding for the - Speech Link
3: Alison Bennett (LD - Mid Sussex) , families and businesses are paying more for less, and semi-rural communities across Mid Sussex can - Speech Link
4: Zöe Franklin (LD - Guildford) Local government finances are stretched to breaking point, and councils are being asked to plan for growth - Speech Link
5: Lilian Greenwood (Lab - Nottingham South) people who use it and to empower local leaders to drive change in their communities. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Taxation: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Tue 03 Feb 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon) They create jobs, sustain local communities and keep our high streets alive. - Speech Link
2: Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon) It underpins community life and provides work for young people and for those who rely on flexible hours - Speech Link
3: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) Higher wages and better living standards for people in our communities, in his constituency and in mine - Speech Link
4: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) We will also work with the Department for Business and Trade, and with the Ministry of Housing, Communities - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bousted (Lab - Life peer) local area could not manage school places to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum for each child. - Speech Link
2: None Given those assurances, the explanation of the particular challenges that we face and the need for local - Speech Link
3: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) The Government did not consider the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill necessary for pre-legislative - Speech Link
4: Lord Blunkett (Lab - Life peer) that, now, the Department for Education gives its full and comprehensive support to the proper teaching - Speech Link
5: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Con - Life peer) school sport, London Marathon stressed the pressing need for national and local government, schools, - Speech Link