Powers of Local Councils
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.
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Robert Jenrick generally voted against more powers for local councils
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On 21 Feb 2022:
Robert Jenrick voted not require the consent of the relevant local authority, Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and, where relevant, Mayoral Combined Authority before a body is designated the employer representative body for an area and given a role in developing the local skills improvement plan which public post-16 technical education or training providers would be required to have regard to.
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On 23 May 2018:
Robert Jenrick voted to allow local councils in West Somerset and Taunton Deane to propose boundary changes without requiring a review or recommendation from the Local Government Boundary Commission.
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On 23 May 2018:
Robert Jenrick voted to allow a proposal for a single tier of local government in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole to be made by the area's local councils without the requirement of an invitation from the Secretary of State.
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On 8 May 2018:
Robert Jenrick voted not to give local councils the freedom to decide if benefits to cover housing costs should be reduced in respect of excess bedrooms in cases of new local council secure tenancies offered to victims of domestic abuse.
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On 13 Dec 2016:
Robert Jenrick voted to give a Secretary of State the power to ban certain types of planning condition in England.
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On 9 May 2016:
Robert Jenrick voted against giving local councils a right to retain payments in respect of vacant high value council houses to provide new social homes where they can demonstrate a need for them.
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On 3 May 2016:
Robert Jenrick voted against requiring the local retention of funds from selling high value council homes where there is a local need for social housing.
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On 13 Apr 2016:
Robert Jenrick voted in favour of turning all primary and secondary schools in England to become academies, shifting control over them from local councils to central government.
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On 21 Oct 2015:
Robert Jenrick voted to allow the creation of a combined authority to be made conditional on the authority having an elected mayor.
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On 11 Feb 2015:
Robert Jenrick voted to require a more extensive set of conditions be met prior to consent for hydraulic fracturing being given.
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On 5 Nov 2014:
Robert Jenrick voted against local government having powers to develop more integrated, frequent, cheaper and greener bus services with integrated Oyster card-style ticketing.
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