Alex Ballinger

Alex Ballinger

Labour — Halesowen

Speaking in the House of Commons on 16 October 2026

Debate

Heritage Public Houses Bill

Contribution

I was just reflecting on the exchange about assets of community value. I have many people in my constituency who want to support pubs, set up community spaces and support and set up charities, but there seems to be a gap in education—in giving the community the tools to enable them to do that. I know that this topic is slightly adjacent to the Bill we are debating, but because we can also talk about heritage pubs as part of that, does my hon. Friend think that local government has a bigger role to play in providing that education to communities that want to take that step?

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