James Cleverly MP: written questions 2025
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Pride in Place Programme: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled PM backs true patriots to lead UK renewal with £5bn investment, whether the £3.5 billion of additional Pride in Place fu
Answer: On 25 September, the Government launched its overarching Pride in Place Strategy, committing up to £5 billion in funding and support to 339 communities. The flagship Pride in Place Programme will provide up to £20 million in flexible funding and support t...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to councils for local government restructuring over the Spending Review.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three years for local services that communities rely on. This includes £3.4 billion of new grant funding which will be delivered through the Local Government Finance Sett...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: GratuitiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of pubs adding service charges for the sale of alcohol without table service on consumers.
Answer: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCCA) Act 2024 requires traders, including pubs, to display prices inclusive of all taxes and unavoidable charges before payment is made. Prices must be accurate and not misleading. Failure to do this may b...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: IsraelCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86221More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50850 on Local Government: Israel and with reference to the Cabinet Office document entitled Code of conduct for board members of public bodies, published in Nov
Answer: Advice on political activity is contained within the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. The Code of Conduct requires public appointees - in their public role - to generally be, and be seen to be, politically impartial and to abstain from ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37801 on Conditions of Employment, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of allowing local authority employers that adopt a four day we
Answer: The government believes in the importance of a good work life balance, which is why we are improving access to flexible working through the Employment Rights Bill.If employees have different working patterns, it is important to agree an approach that work...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Muslim TrustMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69456 on British Muslim Trust, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Akeela Ahmed serving as a
Answer: Akeela Ahmed brings a wealth of expertise and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for Muslim communities. These qualities are vital to her roles in both the British Muslim Trust and the independent Working Group. The British Muslim Trust’s work is f...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of clawback practices by local authorities on the application of the Community Infrastructure Levy exemption on (a) self-build
Answer: The government recognises that procedural requirements relating to exemptions for housebuilder applications under the 2010 CIL regulations have had financial consequences for some homeowners. We remain committed to finding a solution to this issue.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Office (Accountability) BillMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions in chapter 2 of part 2 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will (a) apply to councillors and (b) be in addition to section 28 of the Localism Act 2011.
Answer: The Code of Ethics requirement will apply to those working for public authorities, and therefore will not apply to elected officials, including councillors. Elected officials have a different relationship with institutions and are accountable to the publi...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the amount that was received from (a) parish precepts, (b) mayoral precepts excluding police and (c) police precepts (i) in cash terms as
Answer: We do not collect data on the amount of receipts collected broken down by precepting authorities or in relation to the precept that they have set. Data on the average Band D council tax and council tax requirement set by precepting authorities for 2025-...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLevelling Up Fund: CultureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32991 on Levelling Up Fund: Culture, which cultural projects that were allocated funding under the Levelling Up Fund have h
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon member to the answer given to Question UIN 78670 on 21 October 2025. Worcester received £2.3m funding for only some of the activity within its original programme. This amendment was determined on the basis of representations received t...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68786 on Right to Buy scheme, if he will publish the (a) total value of Right to Buy receipts generated and (b) value of Righ
Answer: Receipts from Right to Buy (or equivalent) sales of local authority stock for the financial year 2012-13 onwards, including for each of the last five years, are published on gov.uk here. The government does not publish the amount of Right to Buy receipts ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: GleniganMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department subscribes to planning starts data produced by Glenigan.
Answer: My Department purchases data from Glenigan covering planning applications for residential developments. While the data contains some information on site starts, we do not judge this to be a robust and comprehensive picture of building starts and therefore...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShops: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride, published on 24 September 2025, what changes his Department plans t
Answer: Through Pride in Place we will rejuvenate high streets and tackle unwanted shops by giving local communities greater control to influence their high streets. We have announced a suite of tools including a Community Right to Buy for communities to take own...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCombatting Hate against Muslims FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 75992 on Combatting Hate Against Muslims Fund, which organisations submitted an application.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government received 34 applications to the Combating Hatred Against Muslim Fund. All applicants were required to submit a detailed business plan as well as provide answers to questions related to 16 criteria. ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBillingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Market: ClosuresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has received recent representations from relevant stakeholders on the closure of the (a) Smithfield and (b) Billingsgate market.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not received recent representations from relevant stakeholders about Smithfield or Billingsgate market.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing policy sprint: joint industry and HM government taskforce report, published on 14 August 2025, whether he plans to implement
Answer: The government published its response to the Licensing Taskforce Report on 14 August. We continue to keep permitted development rights under review.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many long-term empty dwellings received funding through the New Homes Bonus in each year since the creation of that scheme.
Answer: The New Homes Bonus has been paid in respect of over 2.9 million net additional homes since its introduction in 2011. This includes over 745,000 affordable homes and 65,000 long-term empty properties returned to use.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraphs 24 and 37 of the Pride in Place Strategy, published on 25 September 2025, how much funding he plans to provide for the (a) 76 places and (b) 169 addi
Answer: On 25 September the Government announced the Pride in Place Programme, supporting 244 of Great Britain’s most in need neighbourhoods with up to £20m each over the next decade. This will serve as the cornerstone of this Government’s support for communities...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHotels: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77537 on Hotels: Taxation, if he will publish those representations.
Answer: The government does not intend to publish representations from Mayors relating to further funding, powers, partnerships or pilots. It is a matter for Mayors to decide if they want to make their representations public.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities and Unitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference his Department's policy paper entitled English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether he plans to amend the proposed (a) minimum population
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper and the Statutory Invitation set a guiding principle that new unitary councils should have a population size of 500,000 or more. We have been clear on the need for flexibility and there may be exceptions to ensure new st...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the differences in (a) scope and (b) the terms and reference between the (a) Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme and (b) Community Recovery Fund in 202
Answer: The scope and terms of reference of the Community Cohesion Resilience Programme was set out in my response to Parliamentary Question UIN 78216. Those for the Community Recovery Fund are set out on GOV.UK Community Recovery Fund: Guidance - GOV.UK includin...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77631 on Local Government: Reorganisation, whether his Department has commissioned research on the (a) costs and (b) impact
Answer: I refer the Rt. hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN: 77631 on 13 October 2025.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77636 on local government finance, if he will (a) list each local authority that has had a disposal flexibility request appr
Answer: The Flexible Use of Capital Receipts general direction was introduced in 2016 by the previous government and remains substantively unchanged. As set out in the general direction and guidance, local authorities intending to use the discretionary freedoms m...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAarhus ConventionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) remaining in and (b) leaving the Aarhus Convention.
Answer: The Government remains committed to the effective implementation of its international obligations and to the three pillars of the Aarhus Convention of access to environmental information, participation in environmental decision-making and access to justic...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) social and (b) private homes were started in London in the first half of 2025.
Answer: My Department publishes a quarterly release entitled ‘Housing supply: Indicators of New Supply, England’, which includes estimates of new build starts and completions in London. Statistics to the quarter ending June 2025 can be found in Table 217 on gov.u...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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