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Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Baggy Shanker (LAB - Derby South) in relation to GBR decisions will help.We think, as I said earlier, that the provision for ORR to have - Speech Link
2: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) provide certainty to those who provide railway services and a duty to promote the needs of future passengers - Speech Link
3: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) To my mind, GBR is an increasingly two-tier system: you have the devolved local authorities and everywhere - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) entitlements better, as well as encouraging local authorities to think about the support they provide - Speech Link
2: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) First, it would place a stronger requirement on local authorities to take “all reasonable steps” to provide - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) It would allow local authorities to provide and rely on more accommodation “near to” their area rather - Speech Link
4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) authorities and health partners to be jointly responsible for the funding of care for children who are - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Georgia Gould (Lab - Queen's Park and Maida Vale) In most cases we have given local authorities a choice about whether they want to build a special school - Speech Link
2: Bridget Phillipson (Lab - Houghton and Sunderland South) support local authorities to deliver sufficient high-quality school places for children and young people - Speech Link
3: Bridget Phillipson (Lab - Houghton and Sunderland South) Lady will know that local authorities have until 27 February to tell us whether they wish to proceed - Speech Link
4: Bridget Phillipson (Lab - Houghton and Sunderland South) It has been necessary, because of the timelines available to us, to provide funding on the basis on which - Speech Link
5: Olivia Bailey (Lab - Reading West and Mid Berkshire) Friend describes, but termly deadlines enable local authorities and childcare providers to better plan - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Hospital trusts and local authorities need to work closely together, and I am delighted that in her part - Speech Link
2: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Local authorities have planning powers to limit the proliferation of HMOs in their areas. - Speech Link
3: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) The Government are making good on a long-overdue promise to update the way in which we fund local authorities - Speech Link
4: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Local authorities and the police have a range of powers to manage unauthorised encampments, and I understand - Speech Link
5: Chris Bloore (Lab - Redditch) intervene where local authorities are failing to meet their statutory SEND duties? - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
New Towns - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Richard Fuller (Con - North Bedfordshire) town, so adequate funding must be available both to provide the necessary waste water and sewage water - Speech Link
2: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) That model allows local authorities to borrow money against the anticipated tax receipts resulting from - Speech Link
3: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) local authorities to have their say. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) The amendment requires local authorities to seek the wishes and feelings of the child, as opposed to - Speech Link
2: Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con - Life peer) How will the department respond if local authorities are unable to implement best practice due to funding - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) child protection teams will provide to local authorities to keep children safe from harm. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) Local authorities are under a legal duty to ensure that such provision meets all statutory safeguarding - Speech Link
5: None individuals and not to corporate bodies or local authorities. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
High Street Gambling Reform - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Feryal Clark (Lab - Enfield North) permit” rule, and on giving local authorities stronger powers to protect their communities from gambling - Speech Link
2: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) Our existing regulatory framework strips local authorities of the ability to prioritise public health - Speech Link
3: Ruth Cadbury (Lab - Brentford and Isleworth) give local authorities and local people more powers to take back control by reviewing and ultimately - Speech Link
4: Ian Sollom (LD - St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire) That would enable local authorities to introduce cumulative impact policies to prevent clustering and - Speech Link
5: Ian Murray (Lab - Edinburgh South) Members will be aware, we intend to provide additional powers to local communities on the location and - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Rural Fuel Duty Relief - Wed 07 Jan 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I choose to support local businesses when buying fuel, rather than going to the likes of Asda where the - Speech Link
2: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) It connects farmers to markets, helps children get to school, helps people get to work or health appointments - Speech Link
3: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) That includes multi-year allocations for local authorities under the local authority bus grant. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Christmas Adjournment - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Local authorities have to meet rising costs so that victims of domestic abuse are not forgotten and hospital - Speech Link
2: Barry Gardiner (Lab - Brent West) Cutting Government funding to these vital landscapes and telling them to look to private finance makes - Speech Link
3: Rachel Hopkins (Lab - Luton South and South Bedfordshire) to reflect on some highlights from 2025.As ever, I was lucky enough to attend some wonderful local events - Speech Link
4: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) do, and I want to be honest about the local challenges we face, from access to homes, health services - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Grassroots Cricket Clubs - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) have access to funding to create fit-for-purpose clubs and facilities. - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) hours to local state schools. - Speech Link
3: Joe Robertson (Con - Isle of Wight East) Many clubs also seek to contribute to their local communities by employing locally. - Speech Link
4: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) of people.Cricket clubs also provide opportunities for young players, like Joe Root, to progress to - Speech Link