Local Government
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Recent PMQs Questions
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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...
PMQs
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
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Ahead of Alan Milburn's report, in Gloucester there are over 2,500 young people not in employment, education or training. I have spoken with many of them across the last two years who want an opportun...
Topical Questions
I am delighted that North Kensington will soon be opening a youth hub to support young people back into work. One challenge that people tell me we have locally is hidden NEETs—those who might be enrol...
Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Areas
What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the youth guarantee trailblazer areas on young people's life prospects?...
Youth Hubs
For many of our young people, the hardest step towards obtaining work is the first one: walking into a jobcentre or youth hub and asking for support. Does the Minister agree that part of the approach ...
Youth Hubs
What steps is the Minister taking to help support the establishment of youth hubs? The Minister should outline the steps being taken to ensure the successful establishment and support of youth hubs....
Onley Park Estate: Water Main
The Minister will know that Onley Park is still owned by the Ministry of Justice. Although I welcome the funding, these residents have been waiting years, and frankly they are really worried—we have s...
Reoffending Reduction Programmes
The problems with early release that we saw over the summer are partly an issue with reoffending, as a quarter of prisoners released go on to reoffend. I have a constituent whose sibling has moved int...
Topical Questions
Animals taken in by Margaret Green Animal Rescue cannot be rehomed during the delay before prosecution. Will the Minister look at how we can ensure these animals are rehomed and not delayed in these f...
Probation Service: Recruitment and Retention 2026-09-15
After releasing a man with a history of domestic violence from prison, the Probation Service told his former partner that he had made threats against both her and her child as he was being released. U...
Reoffending Reduction Programmes 2026-09-15
The problems with early release that we saw over the summer are partly an issue with reoffending, as a quarter of prisoners released go on to reoffend. I have a constituent whose sibling has moved int...