Local Government
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Recent PMQs Questions
View all 177PMQs 2026-03-25
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...
PMQs 2026-03-25
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 ...
PMQs 2026-03-11
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...
PMQs 2026-03-11
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...
PMQs 2026-03-04
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...
PMQs 2026-03-04
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...
PMQs 2026-03-04
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 ...
PMQs 2026-02-25
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...
PMQs 2026-02-25
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...
PMQs 2026-02-11
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...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 2062Pothole Repairs Government Funding 2026-03-26
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...
Pothole Repairs Government Funding 2026-03-26
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...
Pothole Repairs Strategic Road Network 2026-03-26
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?...
Pothole Repairs Strategic Road Network 2026-03-26
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?...
Pothole Repairs Strategic Road Network 2026-03-26
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...
Road Safety 2026-03-26
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 ...
Topical Questions 2026-03-26
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...
Topical Questions 2026-03-26
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...
Topical Questions 2026-03-26
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...
Local Bus Services 2026-03-26
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...