Nick Thomas-Symonds

Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Labour MP for Torfaen

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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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Nick Thomas-Symonds generally voted for more powers for local councils

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Major votes

  • On 28 Feb 2022: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 139 — Secure 16 to 19 Academies Show vote
  • On 14 Jul 2021: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted for greater public involvement in the creation of development plans, for greater regulation of permitted development, and to make permission for large housing schemes conditional on them starting within two years. Show vote
  • On 13 Dec 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted to make the demolition or change of use of pubs or other drinking establishments subject to planning permission. Show vote
  • On 9 May 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes Show vote
  • On 3 May 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 4 — Provision of Discounted Starter Homes Show vote
  • On 3 May 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 78 — Mandatory Rent Level for High Income Local Authority Tenants Show vote
  • On 9 Mar 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted against giving local government powers to vary the restrictions on large shops opening on Sundays. Show vote
  • On 10 Nov 2015: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted to require the consent of the devolved administrations and local government before applying new regulations on trade union activity within their areas of responsibility. Show vote
  • On 14 Oct 2015: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted against allowing more devolution of powers to local councils and against enabling councils to collaboratively form regional combined authorities. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 21 Feb 2022: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted to 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. Show vote
  • On 23 May 2018: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Boundary Changes — West Somerset District Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council — Review by Local Government Boundary Commission Show vote
  • On 23 May 2018: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Proposal for Single Tier of Local Government in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole — Invitation from the Secretary of State Show vote
  • On 8 May 2018: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted 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. Show vote
  • On 13 Dec 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted against giving a Secretary of State the power to ban certain types of planning condition in England. Show vote
  • On 9 May 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing Show vote
  • On 3 May 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — Clause 72 — Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing — Local Retention of Funds for Social Housing Show vote
  • On 13 Apr 2016: Nick Thomas-Symonds voted against turning all primary and secondary schools in England into academies, shifting control over them from local councils to central government. Show vote
  • On 21 Oct 2015: Nick Thomas-Symonds was absent for a vote on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill — Clause 3 — Make Creation of a Combined Authority Conditional on Having Elected Mayor Show vote

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