Mentions:
1: Bobby Dean (LD - Carshalton and Wallington) We had the statement on local government finance yesterday, and it seemed that many Labour Back Benchers - Speech Link
2: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) high street, and supporting local shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels on race days and during major - Speech Link
3: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) The city of culture programme has historically been a driver of local growth and pride. - Speech Link
4: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) May we therefore have a debate in Government time on the operation of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Prashar (XB - Life peer) community well-being and local agency. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Pidgeon (LD - Life peer) taxi licensing and regulation. - Speech Link
3: Lord Borwick (Con - Excepted Hereditary) On the Bill itself, where there are new clauses on the licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles, - Speech Link
4: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) —and taxi and private hire licensing, which is vital for safeguarding. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) That is self-evident and obvious, and businesses are saying it over and over again. - Speech Link
2: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab - Gower) The sector is a key driver of local and national prosperity, and it plays such a crucial role in helping - Speech Link
3: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) I want to hear what the Government are doing to boost the Valuation Office Agency and how much that will - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) and taxi licensing national standards);(z3) Section (Private hire vehicle and taxi licensing regulations - Speech Link
2: None Community Empowerment Act 2025 (national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
3: None Community Empowerment Act 2025 (national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
4: None Community Empowerment Act 2025 (national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
5: None Community Empowerment Act 2025 (national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
6: None Community Empowerment Act 2025 (national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
7: None Community Empowerment Act 2025 (national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None and Sustainability of Local Government Finance, HC 514, and the Government response, HC 1355; Oral evidence - Speech Link
2: None That covers the issues of licensing for shopfronts and pavements, and it is an important element of income - Speech Link
3: None Will the mayor’s strategic licensing statement include pavement and shopfront licensing, because the - Speech Link
4: Siân Berry (Green - Brighton Pavilion) rates valuations and planning and licensing issues. - Speech Link
5: Joe Robertson (Con - Isle of Wight East) licensing, and that Government have a say in how train fares and timetables are structured. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Heidi Alexander (Lab - Swindon South) projects such as HS2 and East West Rail, and support leaders in our towns and cities. - Speech Link
2: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency conducted a record 1.96 million tests in 2024-25, and delivered - Speech Link
3: Heidi Alexander (Lab - Swindon South) This Government are on the side of drivers and are focused on making journeys safer and smoother, and - Speech Link
4: Sarah Coombes (Lab - West Bromwich) Despite this number plate wild west, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has removed from its register - Speech Link
5: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) It stressed that to meet our electric vehicle targets the Government must provide long-term support and - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) motion to disagree, and Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu.Lords amendment 32, and Government - Speech Link
2: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) vehicle charging, and I know noble Lords have been extremely keen to support the work being done to - Speech Link
3: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) Protected species and biodiversity are rooted in their habitats, and in particular place and sites, and - Speech Link
4: Terry Jermy (Lab - South West Norfolk) It is of huge value to my constituents and it underpins Norfolk’s greatest economic driver, tourism, - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) in the economy, and also driving renewal and opportunity up and down our country. - Speech Link
2: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Many residents are writing to me to share their frustrations with long delays at the Driver and Vehicle - Speech Link
3: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) We passed the landmark Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 and are giving the Environment Agency the ability - Speech Link
4: Phil Brickell (Lab - Bolton West) Currently, voluntary search and rescue organisations like Bolton MRT must pay vehicle excise duty, costing - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Peter Kyle (Lab - Hove and Portslade) and prosperity and the creation of jobs. - Speech Link
2: Blair McDougall (Lab - East Renfrewshire) The beauty sector is a vital driver of innovation, sustainability and wellbeing across the economy, but - Speech Link
3: Chris McDonald (Lab - Stockton North) He and I have already met to discuss it, and I am happy to have further conversations with him and industry - Speech Link
4: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Fifty-four pubs and two breweries in Mid Dorset and North Poole support 1,600 jobs and underpin the vibrancy - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) , the Department for Business and Trade and the Environment Agency to determine how water efficiency - Speech Link
2: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) At that time, central government had the power and the finance to get these things off the ground, but - Speech Link
3: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Farmers’ Union and farmers are working with the Environment Agency and water companies to help us develop - Speech Link
4: None We are looking for a green finance boost to give businesses greater confidence to invest and to unlock - Speech Link