Council Tax: Government’s Proposed Increase

The national effort against coronavirus has relied heavily on the hard work of council employees,...

The Secretary of State’s speech was really one of the most disingenuous that I have heard for a l...

Many councils have done a great job adapting to the ever-changing situation and supporting local ...

To govern is to choose, and the Government have chosen to make local authorities choose between c...

Newham is one of the worst hit boroughs in the country. We have the second highest level of child...

As a Welsh MP and former councillor, I would have greater respect for the Labour party if it prac...

I wish to speak in favour of the motion.

These have been testing times for local authoritie...

I suppose I should thank the Opposition for giving us this chance to talk about the Conservative ...

Today’s debate is about fairness, and the 5% hike in council tax is not fair: it is not fair on m...

I know I am not the only Member of this House to be slightly bemused by Labour’s apparent sudden ...

Throughout this crisis, local councils have been on the frontline of fighting covid-19 and I woul...

Unfortunately, in Birmingham, we see examples every day of why Labour councillors in the city wil...

My constituency is covered by two local authorities: Labour-run Greenwich and Conservative-run Be...

Today’s debate is a great opportunity to shine a spotlight on how well Conservative councils are ...

Like a lot of people here, I found my route to Westminster via the town hall. I was quite surpris...

I have spoken many times about covid and the impact on Hull West and Hessle, which, as highlighte...

I put on the record my thanks for Connected Communities, a best-practice innovation in my local a...

Today’s debate on council tax rises is an excellent opportunity to set the record straight and to...

The Government promised to do whatever was necessary to support councils during the pandemic. Why...

The Opposition Front-Bench spokesman, the hon. Member for Croydon North (Steve Reed), started the...

Even before the covid-19 pandemic, millions were struggling to pay their council tax and other es...

Council tax has always been a political battlefield, and it is right that it is debated, especial...

This Government, like their predecessor and their predecessor, are pursuing a policy that promote...

This is a Government who are supporting councils with £10 billion of support, including more than...

When the pandemic first hit, the Government brought back an old phrase. “We are all in it togethe...

I was once a member of Penwith District Council, a council renowned for keeping council tax low a...

Most council tax payers think that their council tax pays for all council services, but that is n...

I have been a councillor in my constituency for the last nine years. Much like my hon. Friend the...

Following on from the hon. Member for Bury North (James Daly), I will talk about practicalities.<...

I pay tribute to everyone who has taken part in today’s debate. There have been excellent contrib...

I appreciate that this has been a contentious debate, but may I start by expressing my huge appre...

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is welcome that today Hyndburn Borough Council received an extr...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right that councils should be delivering efficient services with the...

It might be because the Government completely ignore them. Durham County Council has lost 40% of ...

I do not see how it is right for the right hon. Gentleman’s local council to spend millions of po...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.

We are not taking bogus points of order right now, because it is not fair for people who are not ...

The right hon. Member does have a point, because what the Minister has just done is inadvertently...

Order. No, no—

Durham County Council is not doing—

Order. This is a debate; there are, therefore, differing points of view on either side of the Hou...

The Opposition motion calls on the Government to drop

“plans to force local councils to inc...

I should point out that in current circumstances, when hardly anyone is here, there is no questio...

I will now suspend the House for three minutes in order that the necessary arrangements can be ma...