Parliamentary watch

In this section you can find all the Local Government Association (LGA) briefings on Bills introduced by the Government in the 2010-2011 Parliamentary Session as well as details of our lobbying work both nationally and internationally, relevant Select Committee Inquiries and our weekly parliamentary bulletins.

Legislation

This section contains the LGA briefings on the bills introduced by the Government during the 2010/11 Parliamentary session. The LGA focuses its lobbying work on those bills which are priorities for member councils.

LGA Parliamentary bulletin

The LGA produces a weekly parliamentary bulletin to keep you up to date with the progress of bills, Select Committee inquiries and other parliamentary matters of interest to local government.

Parliamentary briefings and responses

The cross-party LGA regularly responds to parliamentary inquiries and briefs parliamentarians of all political affiliations on issues of concern and relevance to local government. The most recent of these briefings and inquiry responses can be found here.

Select Committee inquiries

Our programme boards develop, steer and oversee all policy and improvement activity of the LGA , through extensive engagement with councils.

Smith Square debates

LGA Smith Square debates are about just that – debate! They take place at Local Government House, at the heart of Westminster, and at the heart of policy and political discussion.

EU policy and lobbying

The LGA anticipates EU initiatives that may impact on councils, and works with the full range of partners in Whitehall and Brussels to ensure the best possible legislative outcomes for local government and the communities they serve.