Consideration of Lords messageMonday, 27 April 2026

Consideration of Lords message to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

This is a procedural session to consider any message sent from the House of Lords regarding the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. If the Lords has proposed amendments or objections to the Bill, the Commons will need to decide whether to accept, reject, or amend those proposals before the legislation can receive Royal Assent.

This affects how powers and responsibilities are devolved from central government to English local authorities and communities. The outcome determines the scope and pace of local government empowerment across England, impacting how services are delivered and how much control communities have over local decision-making.

Local Government Culture & Community

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Laurence TurnerLabour Party

Birmingham Northfield

Prior English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on local-government, culture-community (49 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: supportive, local-government: questioning (20pts); Committee: transport committee (20pts)Voting record

Mr Louie FrenchConservative and Unionist Party

Old Bexley and Sidcup

Shadow Culture — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on local-government, culture-community (64 times, 40pts); Known positions: culture-community: opposed, culture-community: supportive, culture-community: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Marie GoldmanLiberal Democrats

Chelmsford

Prior English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on local-government, culture-community (46 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: opposed, culture-community: supportive, local-government: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Martin WrigleyLiberal Democrats

Newton Abbot

Prior English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill engagement: 3 debate(s) (40pts); Spoken on local-government, culture-community (47 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, local-government: supportive, culture-community: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Miatta FahnbullehLabour and Co-operative Party

Peckham

Prior English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill engagement: 15 debate(s) (40pts); Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on local-government, culture-community (57 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: supportive, culture-community: supportive (20pts)Voting record

Consideration of Lords message to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

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