Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Government Communication ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how m
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MarketingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by each of her Department's
Answer: We have not procured any corporate-branded or non-essential merchandise. We do not collate centrally how much arm’s length bodies have spent on these products.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) speci
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 202
Answer: The Department (i) does not hold an official list of approved diversity and inclusion days, weeks, or months. All commemorative days, weeks, or months are considered on a case- by-case basis in discussion with our employee networks and senior sponsors inc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: DatabasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the Europea
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flint GlobalMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: CommunicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: MHCLG publishes monthly transparency expenditure data with details of all departmental spending over £25,000. Expenditure on Advertising, Marketing and Communications is captured in the data through the ‘Expense Type’ categories and narrative descriptions...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Unpaid WorkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 14349, on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if they will list each of the internship schemes have been made available in the
Answer: In addition to the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government made the following schemes available: Government Statistical Service (GSS) summer student placement schemeGSS sandwich student placement ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list each industrial dispute live within her Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: The Public and Commercial Services Union has declared a Trade Dispute with the Department which includes planned closures of six offices as part of the department's location strategy, office attendance requirements and recruitment policies. There is a man...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Facilities AgreementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many
Answer: Funding for Trade union activities is defined as paid trade union facility time for activities. Facility time spend for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 is published on Public-sector trade union facility time data - GOV.UK. Data for 2025-2026 is not available.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for ea
Answer: Office LocationOffice Attendance ExpectationBelfast50%Birmingham*50%Bristol50%Cambridge50%Cardiff50%Edinburgh50%Hastings50%Leeds50%Liverpool50%London (2ms)50%Nottingham50%Norwich50%Plymouth50%Warrington**50%Manchester40%Darlington40%Wolverhampton40%Hemel ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Unpaid WorkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class
Answer: For the Ministry of Housing Community and Local Government (MHCLG), the only internship scheme that restricted eligibility on the basis of social class was the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme. MHCLG did not manage any internship schemes that restr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social MediaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: Today’s media landscape is unrecognisable compared with even a decade ago, and the way the public receives information and communicates has changed drastically in this time. Government has a duty to engage with the public where they are, using channels an...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Senior Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Mayor of Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what written representations have Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in her Department's London headquarters.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the cost incurred by accountable persons for time spent by the Building Safety Regulator to determine building assessment certificate applic
Answer: The cost of a Building Assessment Certificate application varies due to the application's complexity and quality. For applications submitted and determined between 1st January 2025 and 31st March 2026, the average cost is £15,561. The Building Safety Regu...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: CybersecurityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111737 on Electoral Commission: Cybersecurity, whether the National Cyber Security Centre received representations in
Answer: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handles any reports it receives relating to cyber incidents in confidence and so it would not be appropriate to comment on any such engagements. More generally, however, defending democracy is a priority for the N...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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