Question follow-through · 109131
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is able to take to convene discussions between Birmingham City Council, its commissioners and recognised trade unions during ongoing industrial disputes.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 33 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is able to take to convene discussions between Birmingham City Council, its commissioners and recognised trade unions during ongoing industrial disputes.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State has powers set out in the Local Government Act 1999 to direct councils to take specific action he considers necessary or expedient to secure compliance with the Best Value Duty. This is a duty to make arrangements to secure continuo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Waste Disposal: Birmingham
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10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how frequently Government-appointed commissioners at Birmingham City Council report to Ministers on the impact of the waste dispute on the improvement of that council.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment the Government-appointed commissioners have made of the potential impact of the waste strike on Birmingham City Council’s financial sustainability.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken in response to commissioners’ concerns over the impact of the waste dispute in Birmingham on council capacity.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of prolonged disruption to waste collection services in Birmingham on public health.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Birmingham City Council on contingency arrangements to mitigate the impact of the waste strike on residents.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on allegations of bullying and harassment made by agency waste workers in Birmingham.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish advice he has received from commissioners and officials on the Birmingham waste dispute.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what written correspondence he has had with Birmingham City Council on proposed settlements to end the waste strike.
Affordable Housing
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in reference to HCWS1286 made of 26 January 2026 on Resetting the S106 system, what estimate he has made of the number of affordable homes that could be converted to private sale