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Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)
Committee stage: 13th sitting - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) I fully recognise the need for Scottish and Welsh Ministers, mayoral combined authorities and TfL to - Speech Link
2: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) the Railways Act 1993 and this Bill.Clause 83 introduces statutory requirements on mayoral combined - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Power Plan - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Ed Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) With permission, I will make a statement about the local power plan and allocation round 7 solar and - Speech Link
2: Ann Davies (PC - Caerfyrddin) I welcome the local power plan and its funding envelope of £1 billion, and hope that we can rapidly expand - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) and the practical power and resources to deliver against such an expanded list. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Combined authorities, combined county authorities and mayors can directly impact these factors, such - Speech Link
3: None combined authorities and combined county authorities on reducing health inequalities and the adoption - Speech Link
4: None to ensure that combined authorities and combined county authorities have regard to wheelchair and community - Speech Link
5: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) The Bill also confers a new health improvement and inequalities duty on combined authorities and combined - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) Clause 35 confers on the mayor and the CCA the power to acquire land and develop it. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Combined authorities and combined county authorities already have to make decisions collectively. - Speech Link
3: Lord Best (XB - Life peer) Mayors and combined authorities have other important matters to handle and may fail to take advantage - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) authorities and mayoral combined county authorities. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) authorities and mayoral combined county authorities. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) and new recruit for Reform, the right hon. and learned Member for Fareham and Waterlooville (Suella - Speech Link
2: Pat McFadden (Lab - Wolverhampton South East) benefits system, changes to the Motability scheme—which the Conservatives did not make when they were in powerand - Speech Link
3: Kim Johnson (Lab - Liverpool Riverside) start putting power and wealth back in the hands of working people. - Speech Link
4: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) Over their 14 years in power, the number of those in child poverty rose by 900,000, and 4.5 million children - Speech Link
5: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) I am one of those people, and I was in fact worse off when the Labour Government came into power in 1997 - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Tue 27 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) The clause relates to decision-making in combined county authorities and combined authorities and its - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) It creates a clear and consistent decision-making framework for combined authorities and combined county - Speech Link
3: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) Amendment 48 relates to county combined authorities and Amendment 50 to combined authorities, and each - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) and combined county authorities have the power to borrow for all their functions. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) As long as it is something to do with railways, it takes power away from primary legislation and gives - Speech Link
2: Edward Morello (LD - West Dorset) That means factoring in flood risk, heat stress on tracks, coastal erosion and extreme weather, and designing - Speech Link
3: Edward Morello (LD - West Dorset) accommodation, including seat design, reliable wi-fi and mobile signals, power outlets—I honestly cannot - Speech Link
4: None , availability and performance of an internet connection, power sockets and toilet facilities,(d) affordability - Speech Link
5: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) of Rail and Road.At this stage, I should make it clear that while the power to appeal is set out in - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Warm Homes Plan - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Ed Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) and heat networks by the end of the decade. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) an air source heat pump increased from 38% to 45%, and if you ask anyone why they do not want a heat - Speech Link
3: Gareth Snell (LAB - Stoke-on-Trent Central) We have old, terraced housing, often with single glazing and small yards, so space for heat pumps and - Speech Link
4: Luke Murphy (Lab - Basingstoke) Measures such as zero-interest and low-interest loans for solar batteries and heat pumps, greater protections - Speech Link
5: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) with energy costs because prefabs and Victorian and other older buildings are less efficient to heat. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Water White Paper - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) I thank Sir Jon and all those who contributed, including right hon. and hon. Members. - Speech Link
2: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) We have already made a start on that, but the new regulator will have more teeth and more power to do - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) Is the power envisaged to be purely strategic and co-ordinating, or could it extend to ownership and - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Combined authorities and combined county authorities can use these powers to promote tourism and host - Speech Link
3: None Combined authorities and combined county authorities already have strategic oversight over transport - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) and combined county authorities as full constituent and voting members. - Speech Link
5: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) direct the establishment of combined authorities and county combined authorities. - Speech Link