Speeches in Parliament

As a Shadow Minister, I have a routine opportunity to press Ministers on their plans in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. During this...

There is much to welcome in the Government’s new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The Bill builds on work that was underway under previous governments...

Early in the new year, local authorities across the country will be expected to set their budgets for the forthcoming year. Ever since the Chancellor's Budget...

For the last month, it was clear that the Government was expecting to make a big announcement on the future of devolution in England. There were murmurings in...

Over the weekend, it was briefed by Ministers that they were looking to effectively abolish planning committees on local councils. It is evident that they were...

The Labour Government has announced that they are coming for our pubs, our high streets and our schools. Through misguided ideology, this Government is waging a...

Following October’s Budget, we knew that local government finances were in an uncertain state. The Government set out its intentions to increase spending power...

It is a rare privilege to ask a question during a session of Prime Minister’s Questions and while it was the Deputy Prime Minister filling in today, it was...

While it has now been over a year since the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), I am still regularly contacted by residents who are mistakenly...