Information between 22nd January 2026 - 21st February 2026
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 310 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 373 Noes - 106 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 326 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 303 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 310 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Alex Ballinger voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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Alex Ballinger speeches from: Iran
Alex Ballinger contributed 1 speech (81 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Alex Ballinger speeches from: China and Japan
Alex Ballinger contributed 1 speech (81 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Alex Ballinger speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
Alex Ballinger contributed 6 speeches (1,061 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Asked by: Alex Ballinger (Labour - Halesowen) Tuesday 27th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) financial and (b) any other support (i) is and (ii) will be available to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, in the context of improvement notice and auditor evaluations. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) My department continues to work closely with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council to ensure strong oversight of progress against the requirements of the best value notice issued in July 2025. The council is leading its own improvement journey and has secured independent challenge and support through its Improvement and Assurance Board, the Local Government Association and other sector bodies.
Through the multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement, Dudley will see an increase in Core Spending Power of 12% by 2028-29 compared to 2025-26, worth £44 million. We will also be maintaining their £5 million Recovery Grant allocation across the multi-year Settlement and they will benefit from the Recovery Grant Guarantee next year. |
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Council Tax
Asked by: Alex Ballinger (Labour - Halesowen) Tuesday 27th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he plans to support Councils with low council tax bases and entrenched deprivation. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. We will target a greater proportion of grant funding towards the most deprived places which need it most, ensuring the best value for money for government and taxpayers.
These updates will account for local circumstances, including for different ability to raise income locally from council tax, and the variation in the cost of delivering services, including between rural and urban areas. By using the most up to date data available, the government will be able to assess local authorities' relative demand for services more effectively. This includes using the most up-to-date 2025 Indices of Multiple Deprivation in our assessment of need.
We introduced the £600 million Recovery Grant in 2025-26 to support the most deprived local authorities which are least able to fund their own services through income raised locally. After years of funding cuts to local government, in which the most deprived places suffered the most, the recovery is not over. Following a large number of representations on the importance of Recovery Grant funding, the government has consulted on its plans to maintain the Recovery Grant across the multi-year Settlement, to enable these places to continue their recovery.
The government is considering the responses received following the consultation of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026 to 2027 and will set out a position when the final Settlement is published in early February. |
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Tuesday 10th February 3 signatures (Most recent: 12 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Alex Ballinger (Labour - Halesowen) That this House recognises Vicky's Dog Grooming Parlour for its 40 years of operation and services on the Quarry Bank High Street; commends them for their resilient and tireless work with dogs and their owners throughout Quarry Bank, Halesowen and the Black Country; and recognises Vicky and her staff for … |
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Tuesday 10th February 2 signatures (Most recent: 11 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Alex Ballinger (Labour - Halesowen) That this House recognises Startime Variety for their excellence in community theatre and live performances; commends them for their support for local communities and charities; and recognises them for growing and enriching arts and culture in Halesowen and the Black Country. |
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Wednesday 11th February Alex Ballinger signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 British couple detained in Iran 67 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) That this House expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing detention of two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have now been held in Iran for over a year without formal charges or sentencing; notes with dismay the escalating violence reported at Evin Prison and the significant risk this poses … |
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27 Jan 2026, 3:03 p.m. - House of Commons " I don't think that was a question for me, but it was a question for you. >> Alex Ballinger. >> Mr. speaker, I note that reform have already made it to the pub ahead of this statement, maybe to celebrate the latest defection from " Dan Tomlinson MP, The Exchequer Secretary (Chipping Barnet, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Feb 2026, 4:31 p.m. - House of Commons " Alex Ballinger. >> Minister will know there are many excellent West Midlands businesses that export to China, including great carmakers like JLR, " Alex Ballinger MP (Halesowen, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Feb 2026, 1:13 p.m. - House of Commons " Alex Ballinger thank you, Mr. condemning. >> Brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in recent weeks? But it's also important that those that do Iran's bidding on the streets of " Alex Ballinger MP (Halesowen, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Business without Debate
0 speeches (None words) Monday 9th February 2026 - Commons Chamber |
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Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
203 speeches (26,342 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) said, “There is no moral equivalence between these people.” - Link to Speech 2: Lincoln Jopp (Con - Spelthorne) Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) earlier, asking him to speak to veterans and the people of Halesowen - Link to Speech 3: Hilary Benn (Lab - Leeds South) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald), for Bracknell (Peter Swallow), for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger - Link to Speech |
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Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Vitaliy Klitschko Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - The University of Oxford, and The University of Oxford Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Chatham House Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Chatham House, Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu), and US-Middle East Project Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Phil Brickell |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Oral Evidence - International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Keio University, Japan, and French Institute of Oriental and African Studies (Inalco) The UK Government’s China Audit - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the United Kingdom The UK Government’s China Audit - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: What can we learn from Venezuela? At 10:30am: Oral evidence Dr Carlos Solar - Senior Research Fellow, Latin American Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Dr Christopher Sabatini - Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and North America Programme at Chatham House At 11:15am: Oral evidence Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos - Professor of Public International Law at The University of Oxford Professor Janina Dill - Fellow at Trinity College at The University of Oxford, and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at The University of Oxford View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 9th February 2026 1 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The situation in Ukraine At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Vitaliy Klitschko - Mayor of Kyiv View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 9th March 2026 1 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Ali Law - Director of Public Policy for Northern Europe at TikTok David Agranovich - Director of Global Threat Disruption at Meta Wifredo Fernández - Head of Americas, Global Government Affairs at X Corp. View calendar - Add to calendar |