James Cleverly MP: written questions 2025
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Affordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Affordable Housing Programme will have a funding stream for (a) renovating and (b) getting long-term empty homes back into use as affordable housing.
Answer: On 7 November 2025, my Department published a policy statement setting out the full details of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme as part of our plan to kickstart a decade of social and affordable housing renewal. It can be found on gov.uk here.The...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 78194 on Affordable Housing: Expenditure, where this information can be found in the annual reports and accounts.
Answer: Within my Department’s Annual Report and Accounts – which can be found here on page 140, expenditure for the Affordable Homes Programme is set out in ‘Note 4 - Operating Expenditure’ under ‘Notes to the Departmental Accounts’, in addition to being include...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 78216 on Community Relations: Expenditure, what each of those 300 projects were; and what reporting requirements there were
Answer: The Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme (CCRP) funding was allocated to local authorities; those receiving funding and their allocations are set out in the response to PQ 87321. Local authorities were provided with monitoring and evaluation guidan...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 78216 on Community Relations: Expenditure, which places received funding; and how much each received.
Answer: The Councils to receive funding through the Community Cohesion Resilience Programme were set out in my response to Parliamentary Question UIN 85786. The payments were made under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, and the detail of the funding is...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what correspondence his Department has received from Cumbria Conservatives on the date of the Cumbria mayoral elections; when that correspondence was received; and whether each i
Answer: The Department received a letter from the Cumbria Conservatives on 23 October 2025. I replied on 4 November 2025.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78232 on MHCLG: Remote Working, how many (a) assigned staff and (b) allocated desks there are in each of his Department’s of
Answer: The requested information on staff and desk numbers in each MHCLG office as at the end of October, is as follows: OfficeDesksStaffing headcount Belfast1817 Birmingham76124 Bristol40161 Cambridge3051 Cardiff2540 Darlington30158 Edinburgh3233 Hasti...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78232 on MHCLG: Remote Working, for what reason junior civil servants have a lower office workplace requirement than senior
Answer: Senior Civil Servants in MHCLG have a higher expectation for Office Attendance than other employees as they have a key leadership role in the Department and have a responsibility to be visible and accessible to their colleagues. Office Attendance expectat...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors and Police and Crime Commissioners: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department consulted mayors on the proposed Supplementary Vote change for (a) mayors and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners prior to the announcement on 10 July 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government engaged with a wide range of local stakeholders during the development of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. We engaged with Mayors on the measures in the Bill, including the Su...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) strategic authorities and (b) combined authority mayoral precepts will have any liability for the historic debts of local authorities in their area following local go
Answer: Legislation set outs that during local government reorganisation, property, rights and liabilities, including debt, transfer from the old councils to the new councils for that area. It is the responsibility of councils to manage their budgets, and it is s...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Security Trust: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Record funding to protect Jewish communities, published on 16 October 2025, over what period is the up to £10 million of funding to be allocated; and throu
Answer: Following the horrific terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue, the Prime Minister announced £10 million of emergency funding on 16 October as part of a wider package of measures to combat antisemitism in the UK.The funding will be provided to the Commu...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 78670 on Regional Planning and Development, if he will publish the (a) projects that had funding cancelled in each of the si
Answer: No, the government does not routinely publish details of projects that have not received funding as that could potentially disadvantage any future applications for further investment.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78232 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working, whether the (a) 50% and (b) 40% office atten
Answer: Office Attendance in the Department is assessed on what percentage of working days an individual attends an office.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: WetlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) costs and (b) merits of adding Ramsar sites to the Habitats Regulation rules.
Answer: Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Convention on Wetlands. Most Ramsar sites are also already designated as Habitats Sites or Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), and so subject to strict protections. Howev...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Home Buying and Selling Consultations, HCWS951, how the Home Condition Reports in the new regime would differ
Answer: On 6 October 2025, the government published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. The consultations include proposals to require sellers and estate agents to provide u...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: CambridgeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 October 2025 entitled Delivering ambitious and high-quality sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge, HCWS990, what (a) water efficie
Answer: The government’s water efficiency programme and wider water package will fund a range of measures to generate water savings and offset new development in Greater Cambridge. The first phase of the efficiency programme will roll out water retrofits in socia...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2025 entitled Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS998, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the creation
Answer: Local government reorganisation will strengthen the sector, help grow the economy and drive up living standards – which is this Government’s number one mission. It will also help reform local public services. Bringing services like housing, public health,...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2025 entitled Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS998, what scheduled elections in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027, will be cancelled
Answer: It continues to be expected, by both the Government and council leaders in Surrey, that the new unitary councils in Surrey will come into effect from 1 April 2027. From this time the only councils for the area will be the two new councils, which will have...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: DisinformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Government funding for public health is not use to promote disinformation about vaccines.
Answer: National Health Service bodies and upper tier and unitary local authorities in England are responsible for making effective, appropriate use of the resources allocated to them, including funding for public health. Local authorities receive a Public Health...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: InnovationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Social Housing Innovation Fund: prospectus, published on 27 October 2025, whether recipients can bid for funds for translation into foreig
Answer: The new £1m Social Housing Innovation Fund will support innovative projects that enhance tenants’ engagement with their landlord and strengthen their influence within the social housing sector.The Fund’s prospectus, which can be found on gov.uk here, make...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Pilot SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83343 on Elections: Pilot Schemes, whether political parties were consulted on the plans for election pilots; and what publi
Answer: The Government is exploring ways to make voting in person more efficient, more convenient, and better aligned with the expectations of today’s electors. In addition to the prospectus, further communications on flexible voting pilots were issued to support...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025, whether he plans to bring f
Answer: The Government’s Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections set out the key priorities the Government plans to take on elections during this Parliament. Legislation to deliver the policies outlined in this Strategy will be introduced when parliamentary time...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAbsent Voting: British Nationals AbroadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78240 on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what information his Department holds on which countries had the slowest p
Answer: MHCLG does not hold information on which countries had the slowest postal service for returning overseas votes in the 2024 election.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: EbbsfleetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of delivery of new housing by the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation; and whether that corporation has a target for new homes to be com
Answer: The role of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is to facilitate delivery of up to 15,000 homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City. To date, over 5,000 new homes have been completed. EDC publishes annual business plans that show over the last five years, an ave...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 78235 on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Working Group, which states that the working group did not engage with organisation
Answer: The Working Group did not engage with anyone that government holds a non-engagement policy with. They held a call for evidence that was open to the public - any individual or organisation could respond.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether strategic authorities will have a role in the (a) provision and (b) allocation of asylum accommodation.
Answer: Yes.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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