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Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) Allerdale district council, next to me in Cumbria, used it to catch someone feeding pigeons. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Douglas Alexander (LAB - Lothian East) Scotland; over 10,000 children are waking up in temporary accommodation, with no permanent home; and councils - Speech Link
2: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con - Huntingdon) Ahead of the forthcoming consultation on local government reorganisation, last month Huntingdonshire district - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Northern Powerhouse Rail - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Northern Powerhouse Rail, directly connecting Manchester airport to the heart of the English Lake district - Speech Link
2: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) link to Leeds will make a massive difference not only to the city of Bradford, but to the wider district - Speech Link
3: Andrew Cooper (Lab - Mid Cheshire) she write to me with details of the status of any undertakings and assurances made by HS2 to my councils - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Storm Goretti - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ben Maguire (LD - North Cornwall) If the storm had hit South Hams, for instance, the district council would need to spend only £260,000 - Speech Link
2: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) He is right about the important role that councils play during challenging circumstances. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 12 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Sean Woodcock (Lab - Banbury) Nearly 11,000 homes in Cherwell district have been granted planning permission but remain unbuilt. - Speech Link
2: Calum Miller (LD - Bicester and Woodstock) Member for Banbury (Sean Woodcock) referred to the wider Cherwell district council area. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Councils also have a role when it comes to pointing out those who should be registered but are not. - Speech Link
4: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) Councils are best placed to judge their capacity, and we will consider their representations carefully - Speech Link
5: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) facing really big challenges—councils will still face spiking costs. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) What is the Department doing to work with councils and service providers on improving accessibility? - Speech Link
2: David Williams (Lab - Stoke-on-Trent North) settlement, including the amazing additional £72 million for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, will allow councils - Speech Link
3: Julia Buckley (Lab - Shrewsbury) services right through to midnight, thanks to the support of local partners such as Shrewsbury BID, councils - Speech Link
4: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond and Northallerton) community bus providers—such as Stokesley Community Care, Hambleton Community Action, Reeth and District - Speech Link


Petitions
Planning applications in Stourport-on-Severn - Thu 08 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None building applications on agricultural land; and further declares that the first site which crossed district - Speech Link
2: None petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to encourage Malvern Hills District - Speech Link
3: None As the joint south Worcestershire local plan—covering Worcester city, Malvern Hills district and Wychavon - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
UK Town of Culture - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Jayne Kirkham (LAB - Truro and Falmouth) music scene and an active and young town council in lockstep with a strong business improvement district - Speech Link
2: Danny Kruger (RUK - East Wiltshire) The great world heritage site that is the central district of Wiltshire is to be found in Amesbury. - Speech Link
3: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) That is why it is so important that councils continue to fund culture; it must not become something that - Speech Link
4: Amanda Hack (Lab - North West Leicestershire) There is an active business improvement district and a great town council with an annual programme of - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Bromsgrove: Local Government - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Bradley Thomas (Con - Bromsgrove) The reorganisation of Worcestershire councils will be the largest local government reshuffle in more - Speech Link
2: Bradley Thomas (Con - Bromsgrove) Some 48% of respondents supported two unitary councils, 29% supported one unitary authority and 19% did - Speech Link
3: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) Is he as surprised as I am that, of the district and city councils across Worcestershire, Wyre Forest - Speech Link
4: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) To divide that into two and then merge the district authorities would in itself be an unnecessary cost - Speech Link
5: Bradley Thomas (Con - Bromsgrove) He makes a very relevant point that the cost of organising two councils will be profound, and in the - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Ian Roome (LD - North Devon) As I know from speaking to chemotherapy patients at North Devon district hospital, where I worked before - Speech Link
2: Charlie Maynard (LD - Witney) widespread than just the 21 areas that currently benefit from the scheme.Research published by the County Councils - Speech Link