Esther McVey MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: TrainingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff network events took place in her Department in May 2025; and what the names of those events were.
Answer: Staff networks are collaborative volunteer networks, organised by staff themselves rather than the department. As a result, events are organised by staff themselves, not the department. We are aware of the following (internally) published events that thes...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: GenderMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Minist
Answer: We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements. We aim to ensure appropriate facilities are available for all staff.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnutsford Town Council: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant of the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45609 on Knutsford Town Council: Finance, how much of this grant was received by Knutsford Town Council.
Answer: Knutsford Town Council received £552,000 of the grant awarded to them in the first round of the Community Ownership Fund. The project failed to proceed as planned. By agreement with the applicant the full amount of grant received was returned to the Depar...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Knutsford Town CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was awarded to Knutsford Town Council via the Shared Prosperity Fund.
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is allocated to lead local authorities (LLAs). Details of full funding allocations for LLAs can be found here for 2022-25 and here for 2025-26. Knutsford Town Council did not directly receive a UKSPF allocation for 20...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKnutsford Town Council: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Government funding was allocated to Knutsford Town Council in each of the last three years.
Answer: Knutsford Town Council was awarded a £560,000 grant in September 2023 through the Community Ownership Fund help fund the refurbishment of the Market Hall.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department provides guidance to chief executives of local authorities on attending meetings with Rt hon. and hon. Members.
Answer: The department does not issue such guidance. Councils are independent, democratic bodies accountable to the communities they serve.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Nature ConservationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure biodiversity net gain is not used to override protections afforded to Local Wildlife Sites and other designated nature sites.
Answer: Development is restricted on sites which are designated for environmental or amenity value, and the National Planning Policy Framework requires local plans to identify, map and safeguard components of local wildlife-rich habitats and wider ecological netw...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Nature ConservationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of planning protections afforded to Local Wildlife Sites in the in the update to the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: The powers secured through the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 would allow Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment to be replaced with a new framework of Environmental Outcomes Reports.The government is committed to s...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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