Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Jews: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the safety of the Jewish community in the UK.
Answer: Antisemitism has no place in our society, and tackling it is a top priority for this government. We are particularly concerned about the steep increase in antisemitism we have seen since the abhorrent 7 October attacks. The government is committed to prot...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of capping local authority landlord licensing fees in (a) rural and (b) low-income areas.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for setting fees for their licensing schemes, taking account of a number of factors. These include the initial set-up costs of the scheme, the cost of assessing applications and issuing licences, and, where necessary, the...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of small-scale landlords exiting the private rented sector due to incoming regulation and tax changes; and what assessment she has
Answer: In the most recent release of the English Private Landlord Survey in 2024, 45% of landlords had only one property. This is similar to findings in 2021 (43%) and 2018 (45%).Whilst landlords have been aware of successive governments’ plans to reform the pri...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech entitled PM remarks on the fundamental reform of the British state, published on 13 March 2025, on what evidential basis the Prime Minister said that
Answer: The Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at the Swanscombe Peninsula was designated in 2021 due to the presence of a number of rare plant, bird and invertebrate species, including the rare Distinguished Jumping Spider. The SSSI includes a significan...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason her Department publishes all Government Procurement Card transactions.
Answer: MHCLG’s spend publication thresholds were set by an historic Ministerial decision. We have been reviewing this and all future spend data will be published in line with Cabinet Office requirements.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official CarsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7018 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, how many of those allocated two vehicles are e
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official CarsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 16 October 2024 to Questions 7018 and 7019 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, which senior officials have access
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministers’ and senior officials’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official CarsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been gra
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles.The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the Government Car Service is ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official CarsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) been allocate
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations.The Ministry o...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: Civil SocietyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what her policy is on (a) engagement wit
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 5739 on 11 October 2024. This government takes the threat of extremism very seriously and we will continue to work with partners to tackle extremism in all of its forms. Following the conclusion o...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, whether she has discontinued the New def
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN HL965 on 20 September 2024. This Government takes the threat of extremism very seriously and we will continue to work with partners to tackle extremism in all its forms. Following the conclusion o...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024, to Question 2635, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what changes she plans to make to the
Answer: I made clear the Government’s intention to realise the full potential of Greater Cambridge in a letter to local leaders published on 23 August and I visited the city to discuss matters with them, as well as meet other stakeholders, on 12 September.Working...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024, to Question 2635, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what interventions she plans to introd
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We understand that anti-social behaviour causes great harm and misery to our communities, and, if left unchecked, can lead to more serious o...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what the policy reasons were for cancell
Answer: Economic growth is the number one mission of this government. The government has committed to delivering productivity growth in every part of the country, making everyone, not just a few, better off. As part of this, government will work in partnership wi...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 9 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, if she will list the (a) name and (b
Answer: In response to HMT’s savings commission, MHCLG has agreed £154 million from the department’s budgets. This comprises of several savings options on non-essential spending including:Cancelling the Investment Opportunity Fund, which had not started, saving £...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: East RidingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing a Hull and East Yorkshire devolution deal.
Answer: We want to see devolution extended to every corner of England, and have invited local areas without a devolution agreement to come forward with proposals on a sensible geography.We recognise that in some parts of the country, such as Hull and East Yorkshi...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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