James Cleverly MP: written questions 2025
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Local Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 76608 on Local Government: Elections, (a) what types of information cannot be shared and (b) which (i) regulators and (ii)
Answer: The Electoral Commission currently lacks an explicit statutory gateway to share information with other regulators and enforcement authorities, making routine information-sharing burdensome and impeding effective cooperation.Alongside other proposals in th...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of not facilitating the creation of new directly elected council mayors on mayors for single foundation strategic authorities.
Answer: The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill makes provision to prevent the creation of any new directly elected local authority mayors, whilst allowing for the continuation of 13 existing ‘legacy’ directly elected council mayors. The English Dev...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Regulations: WindowsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review Document O building regulations for windows, in the context of encouraging house building.
Answer: Part O of the Building Regulations ensures new housing is built to mitigate the risk of overheating. This came into effect in June 2022.Since October 2023, the Building Safety Regulator has a statutory duty under the Building Safety Act 2022 to keep the s...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the initial Government response to the independent report entitled New Towns Taskforce, published on 28 September 2025, what the (a) budget and (b) timetable is
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the government’s initial response to the independent New Towns Taskforce report published on 28 September which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEngland: AnniversariesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question HL10289 on England: Anniversaries, if he will make it his policy to support the recognition of the 1100th anniversar
Answer: Further to the response to HL10289 on 17 September 2025, MHCLG currently has no plans as we are not responsible for anniversaries of this type. All policy announcements will be made in the usual way.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 71489 on Police: Finance, what the estimated cash value of council tax receipts for policing in England is in (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2
Answer: As set out in the Spending Review 2025 document, police spending power is projected to increase by an average 1.7% per year in real terms. Police spending power includes projected spending from additional income, including estimated funding from the polic...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025, whether he rec
Answer: The Government has worked closely with its partners in local and devolved government, with the electoral sector, with education providers and civil society, and with citizens themselves in the development of the strategy for modern and secure elections. W...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many special advisers are employed by his Department as of 27 October 2025.
Answer: The government publishes an annual statement to Parliament setting out the numbers, names and pay bands of special advisers, the appointing minister and the overall paybill.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Israel and Occupied TerritoriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department collates information on which local authorities have introduced (a) boycotts, (b) divestment or (c) sanctions against firms which (i) trade or (ii) are bas
Answer: The Department does not collate information on which local authorities have introduced boycotts, divestment or sanctions against firms trading with or based in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Cabinet Office has published guidance to pu...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) percentage and (b) area of (i) grey belt land within the green belt and (ii) green belt land that is grey belt.
Answer: My Department does not hold the requested information. It is for individual local planning authorities to undertake the necessary assessments to identify if land is grey belt, either through plan making or through considering specific applications that co...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: New TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's document entitled Initial government response - September 2025, published on 28 September 2025, whether his Department has made an estimate of
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the government’s initial response to the New Towns Taskforce’s final report which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCornwall Council: MayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Cornwall Council will have a (a) single foundation elected mayor or (b) council elected mayor.
Answer: As set out in the Written Statement of 24 June 2025 (Simplified Local Leadership Structures, HCWS736), the Government is taking steps to prevent the creation of any further directly elected local authority mayors in England. In addition, the English Devol...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Freedom of Information Act response with reference FOI2025/22431, published on 18 September 2025, what estimates his Department made of the revenue from the
Answer: The Core Spending Power estimates produced at the 2025 Spending Review use the same methodology as the previous government: starting with Council Tax Requirement (CTR) figures from the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement; forecasting growth in the...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSheffield City CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 7560, on Sheffield City Council, whether he has received written representations from Sheffield City Council on the propos
Answer: I have not received any written representations from Sheffield City Council on the proposed abolition of the committee system of local authority governance. The Government remains open to hearing views from local authorities and others as the English Devo...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75613 on Central Government: Supply Estimates, whether his Department has produced an internal 2025-26 outcome delivery pl
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 75613 on 16 September 2025.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Facilities AgreementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75447 on Trade union Officials: Facilities Agreements, whether the increase in facility time was (a) requested by trade un
Answer: Trade union representatives have a legal right to be given time off to undertake their duties and this is requested in line with MHCLG policy. Facility time is granted in line with Cabinet Office guidance and remains within 1% of our overall pay bill. Min...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordByelawsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75627 on Byelaws, what his planned timetable is for that consultation.
Answer: The government is considering its approach and timetable for consultation on byelaws system reform.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75621 on Elections: Reform, whether the Code of Conduct will be mandatory for registered political parties.
Answer: As set out in the Restoring Trust in our Democracy strategy, we will work with the Speaker and the Electoral Commission to develop a code which is fit for purpose. The code will not be mandatory; however, we will work closely with political parties and ot...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been completed 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 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the initial Government response to the independent report entitled New Towns Taskforce, published on 28 September 2025, whether the (a) plan-making for the site
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the government’s initial response to the New Towns Taskforce’s final report which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Premises: RentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75626 on Business Premises: Rents, what sources of external research were used to produce the impact assessment.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 75626 on 16/9/2025.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 76608 on Local Government: Elections, whether the information sharing gateway will include powers to share information (a)
Answer: The Government intends to provide the Electoral Commission with an explicit statutory gateway that will enable it to disclose information to certain regulators and enforcement authorities for the purpose of assisting those bodies in carrying out their sta...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74712 on Local Government: Empty Property, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of abolishing t
Answer: Through the New Homes Bonus, local authorities can receive funding for bringing a long-term empty home back into use. The New Homes Bonus in its current form will close at the end of the financial year 2025-26. Following its closure, local authorities wil...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 75980, on MHCLG: Travel, if he will breakdown the requested information for each month of the last six months.
Answer: Question 75980 does not relate to travel. If the Rt Hon Member can clarify his question, I will ensure he receives a response.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's report entitled Initial government response - September 2025, published on 28 September 2025, which of the proposed 12 new towns are supported
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the government’s initial response to the New Towns Taskforce’s final report which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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