Information between 17th February 2026 - 27th February 2026
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Wednesday 25th February 2026 Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour - Life peer) Statement - Main Chamber Subject: Local government reorganisation (dinner break business) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 127 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 43 Noes - 131 |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 148 |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 188 |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 143 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 150 |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 141 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 152 |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 154 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 178 |
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24 Feb 2026 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Taylor of Stevenage voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 153 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 246 |
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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage speeches from: New Housing: Flood Risk
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage contributed 8 speeches (1,023 words) Thursday 26th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage speeches from: Local Government Reorganisation
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage contributed 12 speeches (2,517 words) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government to the Chair dated 17 February 2026 concerning the reinstatement of thirty local council elections Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: Eshalomi MP, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Baroness Taylor of Stevenage |
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Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission
Asked by: James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree) Tuesday 24th February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status and timetable is of his Department's review of the legal framework of protections for public recreational space announced by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage during the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Open and green spaces are an essential part of local social infrastructure and must be protected for future generations.
The review of existing protections will examine the fragmented and outdated nature of current legislative protections for public recreational green spaces; assess how these protections complement those in the planning system; and consider the lack of central records on protected land.
Further details and a timetable will be set out in due course. |
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Local Government: Reorganisation
Asked by: Lord Jamieson (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 26 January (HL Deb col 715), what assessment they have made of the ability of the 14 remaining areas to deliver local government reorganisation to the proposed timescale of 12 months less time than the six priority areas. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) As I set out on 26 January, the remaining 14 local government reorganisation areas do not have 12 months less time than the other areas.
On 5 February 2025, the Government invited two-tier authorities in 21 areas and their neighbouring small unitary authorities to develop proposals for unitary local government. Following the submission of proposals, the Government has since announced two new unitary authorities in Surrey and concluded a statutory consultation on final proposals for a further six areas. Decisions on which proposals, if any, to implement for those six areas will be taken by March 2026. Following elections in 2027, the new unitary councils will go live in 2028.
For the remaining 14 areas, the Government launched a statutory consultation on 5 February, which will close on 26 March. Decisions on which proposals, if any, to implement will then be announced around the time of the Summer Recess in 2026. Following elections in 2027, the new unitary councils will go live in 2028.
My officials are in regular contact with councils to support them to undertake preparatory work to ensure readiness for any transition to new authorities. |