All articles written by Clive Betts MP on PoliticsHome.com

03 May Communities

It’s vital we're able to track how many voters are turned away at the polls over ID requirements

Tomorrow many people across the country will head to the polls to vote in local council – and in some cases mayoral – elections.

28 Nov 2022 Culture

Footballers face yellow cards – but the LGBT community risks a much graver threat

The English and Welsh football teams, as well as seven other nations, took the decision to wear the OneLove armband during their World Cup games in Qatar to promote the positive message of diversity and inclusion in the game in a country where homosexuality is illegal.

24 Sep 2022 Economy

Committee Corner – Levelling Up Committee chair Clive Betts on his in-tray

Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – starting with Clive Betts

27 Sep 2021 Communities

We need serious investment and local powers to tackle the housing crisis once and for all

Councils need the financial resources to build social housing, properly resourced planning services, and the powers to ensure the permissions they give in great numbers are converted into the homes people need.

01 Dec 2020 Communities

New building safety proposals are full of holes

Key definitions remain unclear and responsibilities ill-defined. Before the draft Building Safety Bill returns to the Commons, these areas must be addressed in full

12 Jun 2020 Communities

MPs demand government remove dangerous cladding from 2,000 'high risk' housing blocks

The Government must commit to removing ACM cladding from all multi-occupancy residential buildings by December 2021 – and end this crisis once and for all

09 Mar 2020 Communities

The Government must make good on its promises to better protect leaseholders against unfair terms

Leaseholders are too often viewed as sources of profit rather than homeowners – we must ensure protective proposals are swift and wide-ranging

27 Jan 2020 Home affairs

Austerity has hit local government harder than any other part of the public sector

From housing, to social care to the problems facing austerity-hit local government, the HCLG Committee will examine vital issues that affect every area of the country, writes Clive Betts

21 Sep 2019 Communities

Britain’s real democratic crisis is the disconnect caused by cuts to local services and facilities

Local government has suffered the biggest cuts of any part of the public sector over the last decade, writes Clive Betts MP

10 Dec 2018 Communities

Yorkshire needn’t be left behind on devolution

If devolution is going to improve economic performance, then government boundaries should relate to modern day economic realities, writes Clive Betts

03 Jul 2018 Social affairs

Cross-party action on social care is now urgent, to create a sustainable system

The Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee writes that his Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee have come together to agree proposals on social care funding. He urges Ministers to work together across party, to assess their findings and agree on a solution.