Local Government
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Recent PMQs Questions
View all 228PMQs 2026-09-09
With tech billionaires driving the deployment of artificial intelligence, many constituents are concerned about job losses, misinformation and the infrastructure needed to support the technology. In S...
PMQs 2026-09-09
I hope that the Prime Minister likes South Leicestershire as much as he likes the southern parts of England. Blaby, Enderby, Huncote, Cosby and Countesthorpe, to name but a few, are rural or semi-rura...
PMQs 2026-09-02
My private Member's Bill on community-led homes aims to help combat widening inequality in the UK. In Cornwall alone during the last decade, more than half a billion pounds of taxpayers' money has bee...
PMQs 2026-09-02
I am delighted that North Somerset is finally getting two fantastic new stations at Pill and Portishead with the reopening of the railway line, but—and I hate to sound greedy—with Bristol airport's po...
PMQs 2026-07-15
After 16 years of Conservative Administration, Shropshire council's finances were left in a disastrous state. After a Local Government Association peer review praised the Lib Dem administration for ma...
PMQs 2026-07-08
I am deeply grateful for what the Prime Minister has helped us deliver in Cornwall in the past couple of years, whether that is free breakfast clubs, urgent capital funding for GP surgeries or the Ker...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Will the Deputy Prime Minister join me in welcoming Bev's pledge to extend free travel on public transport to all 11 to 18-year-olds, so all our young people in Greater Manchester can have the indepen...
PMQs
Does my right hon. Friend agree that our town and local centres are the lifeblood of our economy? Will he confirm that this Labour Government will do what it takes to unlock the potential of our local...
PMQs
Flexible and co-working spaces play a crucial role in regenerating town centres. However, recent Valuation Office Agency assessments now treat many as single, larger businesses. This could result in l...
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Residents in my constituency and across Sandwell benefit from the lowest council tax in the west midlands and investment in new leisure centres and parks. All our libraries are kept open. Sandwell is ...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1878Social Cohesion 2026-09-09
In June, an individual went on an anti-Muslim rampage [7D [K rampage at sites in Edinburgh, and since then we have seen a surge in incid [5D [K incidents, such as individuals using Nazi salutes at pro...
Topical Questions 2026-09-08
Given the chronic underfunding of Wokingham borough council, which is facing difficult choices and placing increasing pressure on local services, what steps will the Government take to ensure that Wok...
Regional Funding 2026-09-08
What words of comfort can the Minister give to Salisbury residents? Since this Government came in, we have seen the lowest settlement or one of the lowest three settlements on police funding and local...
Regional Funding 2026-09-08
As the furthest southerly Labour MP, I note several recent funding announcements going to the north of England and mayoral strategic authorities. How will changes to regional funding support the Corni...
Regional Funding 2026-09-08
I fully support the Government's devolution agenda. However, Gloucester does not have a metro mayor and is not part of a combined authority. How can we work together to ensure Gloucester feels the ben...
Private Investment Local Leaders 2026-09-08
Liverpool city region's visitor economy reached £6.8 billion last month, and our productivity growth is currently running at four times the national average. The region has an incredibly exciting plan...
High Street Renewal 2026-09-08
In Altrincham and Sale West, pubs and bars contribute significantly to the local high streets. While welcoming the 20% cut in business rates, they still face challenges and need more support. Will the...
Urban Housing Densification 2026-09-07
The gate streets in Gloucester city centre are in urgent need of regeneration. Does the Minister agree that one way to breathe more life into our city centre is to convert the empty upper floors of sh...
Urban Housing Densification 2026-09-07
I just heard the Secretary of State say that there should be a brownfield-first approach, but what is going on in Bromsgrove, and in many other constituencies, is contradictory: an 85% increase in the...
Rough Sleeping 2026-09-07 (2)
Light for Life, a homelessness charity in Southport, tells me that some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs are precisely the people least able to navigate the bureaucracy associated wit...