Alberto Costa MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Local Government: LeicestershireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to launch the consultation on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Leicestershire.
Answer: As announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 5 February HCWS1309, the consultation for the remaining areas in the local government reorganisation programme, including Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, has now launched.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: MisconductMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to apply (a) disqualification, (b) premises bans and (c) other sanctions to councillors found to have engaged in serious misconduct.
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Legal CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that information on (a) settlement payments and (b) legal costs incurred by local authorities in cases of staff misconduct is shared with (i) re
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces and compliance with all relevant employment legislation. This includes responsibility for cases of staff misconduct.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to ensure that interim officers in local government are held accountable for decisions made during their tenure.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces, including holding interim officers to account. Ministers have little remit to intervene in employment issues within local authorities, except where specifi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of contested parish council elections on accountability in local government.
Answer: Contested town and parish elections strengthen local accountability, by encouraging broader representation and democratic engagement. Town and parish councils rely on individuals stepping forward to serve their communities, and a greater number of candida...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: Annual ReportsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to require parish councils to submit annual governance reports to their principal authorities.
Answer: The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 require parish councils and other smaller authorities to produce an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). Parish councils are accountable to their local electorate rather than their principal authority...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the Committee on Standards in Public Life's report entitled Local Government
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to bring forward proposals for the suspension of councillors for up to six months in cases of proven (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) serious mis
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to mandate standards committees with lay member involvement in principal authorities to ensure impartiality in misconduct cases.
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: MisconductMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to legislate to provide principal authorities with powers to (a) investigate breaches of conduct and (b) impose meaningful sanctions on (i) parish and (ii) town
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Codes of PracticeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a mandatory code of conduct for local government in England.
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: MisconductMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) investigating and (b) sanctioning misconduct by (i) town and (ii) parish councillors.
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend section 27(3) of the Localism Act 2011 to include a statutory definition of bullying and harassment covering (a) persistent verbal abuse, (b
Answer: In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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