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Bill
Representation of the People Bill 2024-26
Presented by Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Government Bill - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Summary

A Bill to make provision extending the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds; to make provision about the registration of voters; to make provision about the administration and conduct of elections, referendums and recall petitions; to make provision about election agents’ addresses; to make provision about political expenditure and political donations; to make provision about information to be included in electronic campaigning material; to make provision about offences and civil sanctions in connection with elections, referendums and recall petitions and with donations and expenditure for political purposes; to make provision about the disclosure of information by the Electoral Commission; to make provision about the disqualification of offenders for holding elective offices, and their sentencing, where offences are aggravated by hostility towards persons involved in elections, referendums or recall petitions or holders of such offices; and for connected purposes.


Scheduled Event - Wednesday 11th February - Add to calendar
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Commons - Motions - Main Chamber
Motions relating to Local Government Finance
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
MP: Steve Reed
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
Steve Reed (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"Before I begin, I notify the House that the local government finance report has been updated with small corrections on pages 7 and 13. These corrections have been passed on to the House in the proper way ahead of today’s debate. Like you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am grateful to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"I believe the hon. Lady has had several meetings with my colleague the Minister for Local Government. It is right and very important that we should align funding with need; that is the only way to ensure that funding is fair across the whole country. That is what we promised …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"I have taken an awful lot of interventions so far, and I do not want to leave no time, but I will take one last intervention...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"I certainly agree that the Lib Dems should share the blame for austerity. I was a council leader while the Lib Dems and Tories were in coalition together. I think they cut our council by a third just over the first one or two years that they were in power. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"I thought the hon. Gentleman was going to stand up and apologise to the House for what his Government did in diverting money away from the poorest communities. I am very disappointed that he did not take that opportunity, and I suspect that I am not the only one—perhaps he …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"The settlement follows a funding formula and takes account of the costs of delivering food waste recycling in the way that the hon. Gentleman described earlier...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Local Government Finance

"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. What he is seeing is the realignment of funding with deprivation, and that is as it should be...."
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