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HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsMy Lords, mayors, leaders, councillors and officers around the country have done an amazing job of supporting their communities, but too often in recent years that has been in…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsMy Lords, neither I nor this Government are under any illusion about the scale of the pressures that local authorities are facing. Successive years of underfunding and increasing…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsThe noble Lord is a great champion of libraries, culture and arts in this Chamber. The severe pressure that local authority funding has come under in recent years has had a…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsMy Lords, there has to be a short pause while we seek clarity on existing funding commitments, as I said earlier. The Government are fully considering those funding arrangements…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsMy Lords, we all know that for too long funding and support for local leaders has been fragmented and inconsistent, and the noble Baroness rightly raises the issue of those…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsMy Lords, homelessness is one of the most serious issues that local authorities have had to deal with; it has caused immense pressure on their finances and immense distress to the…22 Jul 2024HANSARDSpending Commitments to Local CouncilsWe know that the council tax banding system has been around for a very long time. In recent years, it has been important to keep the stability of funding for local councils…22 Jul 2024HANSARDInternal Drainage Boards: LeviesMy Lords, the £3 million does not touch the sides. Councils are charged this levy to manage water levels in their area. Since 2016 they have been expected to fund it through…21 May 2024HANSARDInternal Drainage Boards: LeviesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increases in internal drainage board levies on local authorities.21 May 2024HANSARDLeaseholders: Management CompaniesMy Lords, every day we see horror stories in the press of crippling increases in ground rents. After the Recess we go on to Report of the Leasehold and Reform Bill, but so far…20 May 2024HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillCan the Minister then tell us how many Article 4 directions were allowed by the department?17 May 2024HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests: I am one of the proud members of the growing number of vice-presidents of the LGA; I am also a serving county councillor on…17 May 2024HANSARDBritish Nationality (Irish Citizens) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hay of Ballyore, for the clarity of his explanation of this short but very important Bill, which has at its heart a simple but long-standing…17 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to open this debate for the Opposition. I thank the Minister for her comprehensive introduction, and for all the time she has taken in…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillI asked whether the Minister would talk to the universities sector about this. It has made very strong representations and knows far more about this than I do, and noble Lords…15 May 2024HANSARDTraveller Site FundMy Lords, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act was the ideal opportunity to help to address the inequalities faced by the Traveller community. Since the noble Lord, Lord Bourne,…15 May 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, as this is the first local government item on the agenda since the elections, I think it is right to congratulate all those who stood for election and took part in the…07 May 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Missing from Registered AddressMy Lords, Home Office sources have told the Times that only 400 to 700 detention spaces are reserved for migrants who are due for deportation to Rwanda. Can the Minister confirm…02 May 2024HANSARDTees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value NoticeMy Lords, the Minister has just said that not only will the Government not ask the NAO to come in to do the review, but the mayor is not doing what the review indicated. The…02 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate and to hear from such eminent experience across the Committee on this issue. On one of the points made by the noble…01 May 2024