“…, they are a national embarrassment, and with 21° temperatures forecast for later this week, they will become a public health emergency. While Labour Members in Birmingham are busy campaigning for an airport in Pakistan, the Secretary of State is unwilling to visit the city or take on Unite.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism308th of 90512.0
- Adult social care & reform71st of 3979.0
- Public health & prevention260th of 7006.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Women's health & gynaecology100th of 2123.0
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What they’ve said
“…This is a public health emergency, as the hon. Member for Birmingham Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill) has conceded. Even the Labour Mayor of the West Midlands has said that he is “fed up” with waste piling up and the streets being filthy. That is why we call for a Cobra-led response.”
Birmingham City Council · 2025-03-31 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…This Bill comes at a time when the UK farming industry is under immense financial pressure due to the loss of direct payments, extreme weather and the impacts of the family farm tax.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…imes against a backdrop of real financial pressures on those local authorities, not least the rising demand for adult social care, special educational needs, temporary accommodation and others.”
Local Government Finance · 2025-02-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The major cost drivers for local authorities are the things that I outlined earlier: adult social care, special educational needs and temporary accommodation. There may be some crossover, but the reality is that simply basing that on deprivation will not work for all authorities; some will be worse off as a result of m…”
Local Government Finance · 2025-02-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Over 2,000 years ago, Aristotle talked about deviant government. Alongside tyranny, he placed democracy. He said the risk is that, sooner or later, a Government will come along who represent only their own interests and those of their supporters, and that that Government will pursue the politics of envy.”
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill · 2025-01-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
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