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Lord Scriven (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 March 2026

Debate

Birmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ Pay

Contribution

My Lords, for two years the poor council tax payers of Birmingham have paid a 10% council tax rise and a 7.4% council tax rise but have not been able to get the basic service of having their bins emptied. What would the Minister say—other than that people need to get around the table—to those people in Birmingham to get the most basic of council services?

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