James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Planning: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of continuing to fund (a) Strategic Environment Assessments, (b) Habitat Regulations Assessment screening, (c) the costs of Independent
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. We will ensure that local planning authorities continue to be appropriately funded for their neighbourhood...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: Permitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of applying permitted development rights to small reservoirs.
Answer: Under existing nationally set permitted development rights, farmers are able to create smaller, on-farm reservoirs. Guidance on the rights in question is available on gov.uk here.The government continues to keep permitted development rights under review.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using rural exception sites for delivering affordable housing.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework expects local planning authorities to support opportunities to bring forward rural exception sites to provide affordable housing to meet identified local needs. In the government response to the revised NPPF publishe...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects Locality to open the window for grant applications for funding to support communities with developing neighbourhood plans in 2025-26.
Answer: The government will make an announcement in respect of support for neighbourhood planning in due course.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the five-point plan set out in the report entitled Securing the Future of Council Housing, publis
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 27397 on 7 February 2025.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to make changes to the (a) Housing Revenue Account model and (b) Right to Buy scheme.
Answer: The government recognises that changes in rent policy, inflationary pressures, and increased costs associated with investing in existing stock since 2012 have led to increasing strain on Housing Revenue Accounts. The principle of self-financing remains th...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment on the potential impact of a planning authority being subsumed into a new unitary authority as part of local government reorganisation on housing n
Answer: Local planning authorities are expected to use the government's revised standard method to assess housing needs. This is a starting point used by councils to inform the preparation of their local development plans.The government is clear all local plannin...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: PowersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the legal status of (a) Local Plans and (b) Neighbourhood Plans will be impacted in circumstances where the planning authority in question is subsumed into a new unitary
Answer: The legal status of local plans and neighbourhood plans is not impacted by local government reorganisation. Where reorganisation occurs, existing local and neighbourhood plans remain in force as part of the development plan for their area until they are r...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to renew the Community Housing Fund.
Answer: The Community Housing Fund was established in 2016 and closed in 2022. The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector delivers a wide range of benefits, including strengthening community participation in local decision-making, engendering...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform funding arrangements for Internal Drainage Board levies.
Answer: Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) play a crucial role managing water levels and flood risk.The Government recognises the sustained increases in Internal Drainage Board levies that some local authorities have experienced over the last two years.MHCLG also re...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide additional support to district councils to reduce levels of homelessness.
Answer: As announced at the Budget on 30th October, funding for homelessness services is increasing next year by £233 million compared to this year (2024/25). The increased spending will help to prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation a...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: SuffolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to include district councils in the Suffolk devolution deal.
Answer: In areas of two-tier local government, as is the case in Suffolk, the Government will continue to seek to establish combined county authorities. The Government recognises the vital role district councils play and strongly encourages their involvement in c...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if it is her Department’s policy to continue the Community Ownership Fund beyond March 2025.
Answer: Communities will rightly be seeking clarity regarding the future of the Community Ownership Fund.This Government was elected on a manifesto that stressed its commitment to the communities’ sector and community ownership through empowering communities to o...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: SuffolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with which members of (a) Suffolk County Council and (b) district councils in Suffolk she has discussed Suffolk's devolution deal.
Answer: This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Suffolk County Council. Instead, Government will continue discussions Suffolk to deliver a more ambitious agreement as we lay the foundations for ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3747 on Neighbourhood Plans, what plans she has for the role of neighbourhood plans in planning policy when a planning auth
Answer: Under the Government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the protections from speculative development for areas with a qualifying neighbourhood plan are retained.
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Right to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of how many (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans have benefitted from the Right to Buy scheme in each of the last five financial years
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not hold information on the number of serving armed forces personnel, or veterans, who have benefitted from the Right to Buy.People who live in armed forces accommodation do not have the Right...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to change the legal status of neighbourhood plans.
Answer: The Government does not intend to require local planning authorities to amend neighbourhood plans in the future. Communities will continue to be able to choose whether they review or update their neighbourhood plan.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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