James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Visitor Levy: Educational VisitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how much money schools will be expected to allocate to cover the costs of the Overnight Visitor Levy arising from educational visits.
Answer: The application of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy to educational overnight visits, including any guidance, exemptions or costs, remains under consideration as part of the policy design process. Decisions on whether to introduce a levy, and on specifi...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: Educational VisitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made regarding the potential merits of an exemption for school and educational visits from the Overnight Visitor Levy.
Answer: The application of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy to educational overnight visits, including any guidance, exemptions or costs, remains under consideration as part of the policy design process. Decisions on whether to introduce a levy, and on specifi...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: Educational VisitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance will be issued to combined authorities in relation to the application of the Overnight Visitor Levy to educational overnight visits.
Answer: The application of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy to educational overnight visits, including any guidance, exemptions or costs, remains under consideration as part of the policy design process. Decisions on whether to introduce a levy, and on specifi...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: Educational VisitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been of the potential impact of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy on costs for schools on overnight educational visits, particularly where related to GCSE o
Answer: The application of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy to educational overnight visits, including any guidance, exemptions or costs, remains under consideration as part of the policy design process. Decisions on whether to introduce a levy, and on specifi...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has made an assessment of future local planning timetables and how they align with national housing objectives.
Answer: My Department does not hold data relating to future unpublished local plan timetables and their correlation with national housing objectives. The new plan-making system includes a new process for producing plans with clear steps that a local planning auth...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SuffolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it remains his policy to have elections for the shadow unitary authority in Suffolk in May 2027.
Answer: The Government remains committed to the indicative timetable published in July, with elections to new councils in May 2027. This is with the exception of Surrey, where we have already announced two new councils with elections expected in May 2026.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SuffolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the unitary council model to be adopted in Suffolk.
Answer: The Government remains committed to the indicative timetable published in July, with elections to new councils in May 2027. This is with the exception of Surrey, where we have already announced two new councils with elections expected in May 2026.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the significance of a remoteness factor adjustment in the Fair Funding Review for rural areas.
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the weight given to deprivation within the proposed Foundation Formula in the Fair Funding Review; and how dispersed ru
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reopen the Fair Funding Review following consultation responses.
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs for rural authorities of delivering services across large and dispersed communities.
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFires: CountrysideMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of English countryside have been burnt by wildfires in the last twelve months; and what the cost was of (a) fighting the fires, (b) loss of economic activity, (
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has responsibility for land management and environmental policy, which includes environmental restoration. As outlined in the departments’ response to the Member’s question UIN 95122 on 14 Ja...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December to Question 95126, on Fire and Rescue Services: Workplace Pensions, whether his Department can provide a timeline of when constituents can ex
Answer: The firefighters’ pension aggregation issue remains subject to litigation, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 2026. While we are not yet able to provide a definitive timeline, we will update the sector as soon as we are in a position to do so.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays in resolving the firefighters’ pension aggregation issue on constituents in South Suffolk.
Answer: My department understands that the delays in addressing pension aggregation for some scheme members with both retained and wholetime service may be frustrating. The matter is currently subject to litigation, and we will provide an update on the position a...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when Category 1 claimants of the Firefighters pension, who moved from retained to wholetime service between April 2000 and April 2006, can expect a final decision on pension aggr
Answer: My department understands that the delays in addressing pension aggregation for some scheme members with both retained and wholetime service may be frustrating. The matter is currently subject to litigation, and we will provide an update on the position a...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made in resolving the pension aggregation issue affecting firefighters who transferred from retained to wholetime service following the 2018 lega
Answer: My department understands that the delays in addressing pension aggregation for some scheme members with both retained and wholetime service may be frustrating. The matter is currently subject to litigation, and we will provide an update on the position a...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to decrease levels of homelessness across the country.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 86837 on 10 November 2025.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact that the removal of the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee in the planning system on (a) local planning authorities, (b)
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that future planning decisions that impact historic parks and gardens will be informed by expert advice.
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to consider the outcomes of its consultation into the Gardens Trust's statutory consultee role before deciding whether it should be removed as a stat
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the consultation into the proposal to remove the Garden Trusts as a statutory consultee in the planning system.
Answer: The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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