“My Lords, for 10 years now, council tax payers have had to pay an additional 2% on their council tax for the social care precept. This now adds up to around £300 for a band D property, although that clearly varies across the country.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism375th of 90510.0
- Adult social care & reform64th of 39710.0
- NHS waiting lists208th of 5438.0
- Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
- Mental health759th of 8902.0
- Elderly care & frailty171st of 2492.0
- Health inequalities251st of 2992.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4072.0
Also active on adult social care & reform
What they’ve said
“…Today, they will be despairing. With the stroke of a ministerial pen, all their careful planning has been consigned to the waste bin. The principle of devolution is the right one. Unfortunately, the Government have conflated devolution with local government reorganisation, and that has resulted in this sorry mess.”
Local Government Reorganisation · 2026-09-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…A rapid increase is desperately needed, given the numbers—over 1 million people on housing waiting lists, the increasing number of people who are homeless, and the absolute scandal of over 170,000 children living in temporary accommodation for long periods.”
Social Housing Bill [HL] · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Under the proposal in this amendment, land held in trust for the public under the Public Health Act 1875 or the Open Spaces Act 1906 could be stripped of its protected status by a simple order from the Secretary of State. This would essentially erase the general right of public enjoyment on that land for ever.”
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill · 2026-03-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…to view local government as simply the service delivery arm of central government—local government can deliver adult social care, children’s services, highway functions, licensing functions and so on—but it omits what is really important in local government, which makes it what it is at its very best: to provide ambit…”
Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 · 2026-03-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, Amendments 208 and 231A, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, and other noble Lords, seek to remove Clause 90 and Schedule 6 from the Bill. These Benches are not supportive of these amendments.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-11-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
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