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PMQs 2026-03-25

2026-03-25 Harriett Baldwin
Partial Answer

The Prime Minister says he is concerned about the cost of living, so can he explain why he allowed his Local Government Minister to give permission for Reform-led Worcestershire county council to infl...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-03-25

2026-03-25 Cat Smith
Partial Answer

I would like to thank the Prime Minister for the £47 million that this Government have given to Lancashire county council to repair potholes. However, my constituents still feel like they need a moon ...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-03-11

2026-03-11 Graham Stringer
Partial Answer

The National Audit Office report on Northern Powerhouse Rail concluded that the Department for Transport's lack of engagement with mayoral authorities, local authorities, and other involved parties in...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-03-11

2026-03-11 Josh Dean
Direct Answer

Too often, I hear from families of children with special educational needs and disabilities in Hertford and Stortford whose children have been left out of education for months or even years because th...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-03-04

2026-03-04 Tonia Antoniazzi
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Will the Prime Minister recognise that families are still paying around £1,300 a month due to conflicting guidance from multiple agencies and commit to working with the Secretary of State for Health t...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-03-04

2026-03-04 Rosena Allin-Khan
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The suitability and financing of temporary accommodation needs addressing urgently. Children arriving on my shifts in A&E with breathing problems due to mouldy rooms in their temporary accommodation h...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-03-04

2026-03-04 Gagan Mohindra
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In my constituency, the Liberal Democrat-run Three Rivers district council has failed for years to submit an adequate local plan. It now has a ministerial direction, and prime green-belt land faces a ...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-02-25

2026-02-25 Adam Dance
Direct Answer

In January last year, Somerset received around 2,000 pothole reports. This January, there were nearly 7,000—a 250% increase. I recently stood on the Fosse Way in my constituency, where one resident ha...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-02-25

2026-02-25 Calum Miller
Partial Answer

Bicester is one of the fastest-growing towns in the country, but the town will be cut in two when rail services start between Oxford and Cambridge and the London Road level crossing closes. Campaigner...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

PMQs 2026-02-11

2026-02-11 Olly Glover
Partial Answer

My Oxfordshire constituents are sick of widespread potholes, particularly at Milton interchange, in Didcot and along the A417 serving Challow and Stanford in the Vale. Yet the Government are cutting f...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

Recent Ministerial Questions

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Pothole Repairs Government Funding 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Labour)
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After months of struggling to spend the £895,000 given to Conservative-controlled Bexley council by this Government, the council is finally in a rush to resurface roads like Belmont Road in Northumber...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Pothole Repairs Government Funding 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Clive Jones (Wokingham) (Liberal Democrat)
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Wokingham borough council is the lowest funded unitary authority. Between 2020 and 2022 when the Conservatives led the council, they cut the road maintenance budget by £2 million. Now the Labour Gover...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Pothole Repairs Strategic Road Network 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne) (Conservative)
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Will the Minister join me in encouraging all my Spelthorne residents who have a complaint about a pothole to report it via the Surrey county council website?...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Pothole Repairs Strategic Road Network 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Sarah Smith (Hyndburn) (Labour)
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Does the Minister agree that it is unacceptable that Lancashire county council refuses to update residents on its repair times and whether it meets their demands?...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Pothole Repairs Strategic Road Network 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Sarah Smith (Hyndburn) (Labour)
Direct Answer

What steps are you taking to repair potholes on the strategic road network? My constituents in Hyndburn and Haslingden are blighted by potholes that cost them hundreds of pounds. Twice recently, the R...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Road Safety 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Labour)
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For HGV drivers the ability to stop and rest is essential to our road safety yet HGV drivers and freight sector representatives recently told my Committee that the long known critical shortage of HGV ...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

Topical Questions 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Conservative)
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The Government are rightly focused on bus services, but can I urge them to also think carefully about safety in bus stations? We have a big problem at Skipton bus station at the moment and there is no...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

Topical Questions 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood) (Labour)
Partial Answer

I recently met the Rail Minister, who agreed with me that the reintroduction of the Fleetwood to Poulton rail line would be transformative for many people in my constituency. Can you join me in callin...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

Topical Questions 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage) (Liberal Democrat)
Partial Answer

An October 2024 Active Travel England analysis of case studies found that walking and cycling schemes typically generate a benefit-cost ratio of between 3.5:1 and 19:1. Given the plans for significant...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

Local Bus Services 2026-03-26

2026-03-26 Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate) (Liberal Democrat)
Partial Answer

Local authorities delayed tendering due to lack of Government criteria for funding use. Market information suggests increased costs impacting services. Will the Secretary meet to discuss Government su...

Answered by: Lilian Greenwood

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