Powers Of Local Councils

Details

Status: Active

Groups: Constitutional Reform

Description

There have been votes in Parliament on the extent of powers devolved to local government on a range of matters from planning to the regulation of street trading.

[Person name] voted for/against more powers for local councils

Decisions

Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.

month decision alignment strength decision type uses powers voting cluster participant count
2010-07 Academies Bill — Decline Second Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 566
2010-07 Academies Bill — Second Reading against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 562
2010-07 Academies Bill — Third Reading against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 542
2010-10 London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 308
2010-12 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Decline Second Reading against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 552
2010-12 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Money agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 529
2011-01 Localism Bill — Declines Second Reading against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 561
2011-01 Localism Bill (Money) agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 527
2011-02 Education Bill (second reading) against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 565
2011-03 Local Government Publicity against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 484
2011-03 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 142 — Directions Releated to Prohibited Actvitity in Parliament Square agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 434
2011-03 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 435
2011-05 Localism Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 515
2011-05 Localism Bill — Clause 168 — Designation of Mayoral Development Areas agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 532
2011-05 Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 527
2011-05 Localism Bill — Clause 5 — Power for Secretary of State to Repeal Laws Conflicting with General Power of Competence for Local Government against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 528
2011-05 Education Bill — Clause 34 — Role of Local Authority in Implementation of Decisions by School Admissions Adjudicator agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 516
2011-05 Localism Bill — Schedule 2 — Power for Secretary of State to Impose Change to Mayor and Cabinet Executive agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 511
2011-12 London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 4 — Power to Require Name and Address for Council Officers, PCSOs and Accredited Individuals When Issuing FPNs against strong Division uses_powers Low participation vote 199
2012-01 Local Government Finance Bill — Second reading agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 564
2012-01 Local Government Finance Bill — Carry over to next Parliamentary session agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 536
2012-01 Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Local Retention of Business Rates against weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 562
2012-01 London Local Authorities Bill — Street Litter Control Notices — Application to All Non Domestic Premises agree weak Division insufficent_info Low participation vote 173
2012-01 Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Spending on Council tax Reduction Schemes against weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 527
2012-02 London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet against weak Division uses_powers Low participation vote 107
2012-05 Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 480
2012-12 Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Clause 1 — Planning Applications Directly to Secretary of State agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 511
2013-01 Opposition Day — Regulation of the Private Rented Sector agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 517
2013-04 Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 544
2013-10 Opposition Day — Localism — Powers Relating to High Streets and Town and City Centres agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 518
2013-12 Local Audit and Accountability Bill — Clause 39 — Protocol for Issuing Direction Relating to Code of Practice on Local Authority Publicity agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 513
2014-01 Opposition Day — Housing Supply — New Towns — Empowering Local Government agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 536
2014-01 Opposition Day — Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Betting Shops agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 546
2014-01 Opposition Day — Regulation of Gambling against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 536
2014-11 Opposition Day — Local Bus Services agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 486
2015-02 Infrastructure Bill — Safeguards and Conditions for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities (Fracking) agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 460
2015-03 Deregulation Bill — Short-term Use of London Accommodation: Relaxation of Restrictions agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 438
2015-10 Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Decline Second Reading against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 536
2015-10 Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 3 — Make Creation of a Combined Authority Conditional on Having Elected Mayor against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 521
2015-11 Trade Union Bill — Clause 9 — Consent of Devolved Administrations and Local Government agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 573
2016-03 Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 603
2016-04 Schools White Paper — Academies against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 506
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 459
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 459
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 78 — Mandatory Rent Level for High Income Local Authority Tenants against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 458
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 494
2016-05 Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 494
2016-12 Neighbourhood Planning Bill — New Clause 9 — Requirement for Planning Permission for the Demolition or Change of Use of Drinking Establishments agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 435
2016-12 Neighbourhood Planning Bill — Clause 12 — Power for Secretary of State to Ban Certain Types of Planning Conditions in England agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 436
2018-05 Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill — Clause 1 — Victims of Domestic Abuse — Benefit Reduction in Respect of Excess Bedrooms agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 548
2018-05 Boundary Changes — West Somerset District Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council — Review by Local Government Boundary Commission agree weak Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 315
2018-05 Proposal for Single Tier of Local Government in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole — Invitation from the Secretary of State agree weak Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 313
2021-07 Planning and Local Representation agree strong Division uses_powers Low participation vote - Outlier 219
2022-02 Skills and Post-16 Education Bill — Clause 2 — Designation of Employer Representative Bodies agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 450
2022-02 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 139 — Secure 16 to 19 Academies against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 504
2024-01 Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 516