James Cleverly MP: written questions
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Waste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided additional (a) funding and (b) support to Birmingham City Council to facilitate the ending of the council's bin collection industrial action.
Answer: The department has not provided additional funding to Birmingham City Council to facilitate the end of the dispute in its waste service. The dispute is a local issue, so it is for the Council and Unite to find a sustainable solution, which we urge them to...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industries: Pedestrian AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of pavement licences on the operating costs of hospitality businesses.
Answer: Fees for pavement licenses are set locally by licensing authorities. To ensure pavement licenses are affordable for businesses, government sets national fee caps of £500 for new pavement licences and £350 for renewals.In October 2025, the government launc...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new councils of (a) West Surrey and (b) East Surrey will be given Borough status.
Answer: Borough status is purely honorific and has no impact on the functions or responsibilities of local authorities. It can only be conferred on district councils by His Majesty The King.Existing borough status held by current councils in Surrey may continue t...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for agreeing the principal and geography of a combined authority for Surrey.
Answer: On 28 October 2025, we committed to working with partners across Surrey to establish a strategic authority for the area, to avoid service disaggregation when new unitary authorities go live in April 2027. Establishing a strategic authority in Surrey to th...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to councils on best practice for the operation of casting votes in No Overall Control councils.
Answer: Government has not issued guidance on the operation of casting votes at formal council meetings where there is no overall control.It is for individual councils to set their own voting procedures at meetings in line with requirements under Schedule 12 of t...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, pages 35 and 40, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the definition of ant
Answer: The definition is non-statutory and does not create any new tests around the “public interest”. The term should be understood in its ordinary, commonly used meaning in UK legislation and policy: matters that serve society’s wider interests. There is also ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter sent by the Secretary of State to HM Opposition of 21 March 2026, on MHCLG spending commitments, if he will provide a breakdown of the £62 billion of
Answer: Funding certainty is vital to give places the stability and confidence they need to plan, invest, and grow. The £62 billion of long-term funding commitments made by MHCLG comprises:£39 billion for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme;£14.8 billion to...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: PublicityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 116483, on MHCLG: Publicity, if he will list each supplier which has undertaken translation activities for the departme
Answer: Since July 2024 the Department has spent £172,362.29 on translation activities to the following suppliers: Aa Global Language Services Limited£105,549.12Allied Publicity Services (Manchester)£6,973.01D A Languages LTD£23,240.04FCDO Services£8,583.19Mencap...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question HL15625 on Islamophobia, if he will place a copy of the Equalities Impact Assessment on the definition of anti-Muslim ho
Answer: In line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, Ministers considered equalities impacts as part of the advice provided to them ahead of the publication of the non‑statutory definition of anti‑Muslim hostility. That analysis forms part of internal policy adv...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Criterion CapitalMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether special advisers have met or corresponded with (a) Criterion Capital or (b) Asif Aziz since July 2024.
Answer: Special Advisers at MHCLG have not met or corresponded with Criterion Capital or Asif Aziz since July 2024.
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118190, on Local Government Finance, what proportion of the £740 million of funding was comprised of unallocated MHCLG
Answer: By the end of the multi-year Settlement (2028-29), the government will have provided a 15.5% increase in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England, worth over £11.4 billion, compared to 2025-26. At the final Settlement, £740 million of addition...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a breakdown of the £63 million of funding to support local elections; which local authorities will receive it; what is the methodology; and whether the funding
Answer: The £63 million capacity funding is to support councils going through local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. It will be for councils to decide how to spend allocations, and this extra funding will hel...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities considering the Government’s letter on putting evidence to cancel local elections were (a) offering additional funding or (b) advised they may lose fund
Answer: The £63 million capacity funding is to support councils going through local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. It will be for councils to decide how to spend allocations, and this extra funding will hel...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 78, on Local Government Reorganisation, how much of the £63 million in funding for councils is t
Answer: The £63 million capacity funding is to support councils going through local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. It will be for councils to decide how to spend allocations, and this extra funding will hel...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance, A Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility, section 6, of 9 March 2026, which body or authority will determine or interpret the public interest test.
Answer: The definition is non-statutory and does not create any new tests around the “public interest”. The term should be understood in its ordinary, commonly used meaning in UK legislation and policy: matters that serve society’s wider interests. There is also ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on consulting (a) HM Opposition and (b) minority opposition parties, in relation to departmental spending pledges that go beyond the Spending Review.
Answer: Funding certainty is vital to drive progress and sustainable change in places. MHCLG has a series of major funding programmes which extend beyond the current Spending Review period – giving communities the certainty to plan, invest, and grow over the long...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCivic Dignitaries and PeersCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 188More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47703 on Civic Dignitaries and Members, what his policy is on Members of the House of Lords serving as (a) councillors, (b) council mayors, (c) Police an
Answer: Members of the House of Lords are not disqualified from serving as councillors, elected mayors of single authorities, combined authorities or combined county authorities, the Mayor of London or Police and Crime Commissioners.
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether his attendance at the Labour YIMBY awards will be declared in go
Answer: At the events on 28 October and 24 November the Secretary of State spoke about the overall government approach to housing. No other departmental business was discussed. As these were party political events, it would not be appropriate for the Department t...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between local authorities and the police in relation to (a) unauthorised traveller encampments and (b) unauthorised traveller deve
Answer: My Department has made no specific assessment of the potential implications for national policy of unauthorised traveller development taking place on weekends, including bank holiday weekends, when local authority planning departments are closed.The gover...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of unauthorised traveller development taking place on (a) weekends and (b) bank holiday weekends, when
Answer: My Department has made no specific assessment of the potential implications for national policy of unauthorised traveller development taking place on weekends, including bank holiday weekends, when local authority planning departments are closed.The gover...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCountering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent ReviewMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with political parties on the Rycroft review recommendations since the Rycroft report was published.
Answer: On the day the review was published, on 25 March 2026, the Secretary of State sent a letter to political party representatives setting out the Government’s intention to immediately accept two of the recommendations via amendments to the Representation of ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he discussed Departmental business at the Labour YIMBY dinner on 28 October 2025.
Answer: At the events on 28 October and 24 November the Secretary of State spoke about the overall government approach to housing. No other departmental business was discussed. As these were party political events, it would not be appropriate for the Department t...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Rt. Hon Member for Braintree will receive a response to his correspondence dated 18 February 2026.
Answer: We are considering the points raised by the Rt Hon member in his correspondence and will respond in due course.
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Rt. Hon Member for Braintree will receive a response to his correspondence dated 3 May 2026.
Answer: We are considering the points raised by the Rt Hon member in his correspondence and will respond in due course.
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 18 February 2026.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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