James Cleverly MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Local Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the organisations, elected representatives and political groupings that have made representations to her in relation to Essex local government restructuring and
Answer: A summary and analysis of consultation responses for areas undergoing local government reorganisation where decisions have been announced is available here. The Government has no plans to publish all of the responses received. On local government reorgani...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8783, and of 18 June 2026, to Question 8574, on MHCLG: Staff, how many assigned desks are there in (a) the London HQ office and
Answer: It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8783, and of 18 June 2026, to Question 8574, on MHCLG: Staff, what was the equivalent figure on assigned staff recorded as work
Answer: The Department has provided the number of individuals recorded as attending the office on the specified date, Friday 19 June. This figure is not directly comparable to headcount figures, as headcount does not take account of individual working patterns, p...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026, to Question 8783, on MHCLG: Staff, what was the equivalent figure on assigned staff recorded as working from 2 Marsham Street office on 19
Answer: The Department has provided the number of individuals recorded as attending the office on the specified date, Friday 19 June. This figure is not directly comparable to headcount figures, as headcount does not take account of individual working patterns, p...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation outcome, Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated 19 June 2026, how will the property condition report differ from the home condition re
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation outcome, Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated 19 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to the seller of producing a (a)
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5336, on Affordable Housing, what is the expected timescale for the business case for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10989, on local government, if she will publish the review of local authority-led governance.
Answer: The findings from the review of local authority-led neighbourhood governance will inform the neighbourhood governance framework, to be published later this year.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour Muslim NetworkWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what recent meetings and engagement the Hon Member for East Ham has had with the Labour Muslim Network.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: London AllowanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78210, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: London Allowance, if she will publish that agreement on des
Answer: The application of the MHCLG London pay scale to the Hemel Hempstead office relates to a historic decision and wider contractual pay agreement reached with Departmental Trade Unions. There is no written policy governing this area and the arrangements oper...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Labour Muslim Network submitted representations to the working group on the definition of Islamophobia.
Answer: The independent Working Group engaged extensively with a wide range of stakeholders and also launched a Call for Evidence that was open to the public and any individual or organisation was able to submit evidence. The government does not routinely publish...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax YieldsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11414, on Business Rates: Tax Yields, what is the reason for the 8 per cent in the department's estimated increase in business
Answer: The increase in the department’s estimated business rate receipts from 2028-29 to 2029-30 in the answer to Question 11414 published on 29 June 2026 reflects a number of factors, including the impact of the next business rates revaluation expected in 2029-...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average (a) cost to the public purse of a new build, local authority social rent dwelling, (b) central government subsidy per unit and (c) level of public sector borr
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113737, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, and pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 5955,
Answer: The council tax level assumed for each of the six councils in the final Local Government Settlement for 2026-27 to 2028-29 is based on the actual Band D level for each council in 2025-26.As set out in the answer to Question UIN 5955, to calculate their Co...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: City of Westminster and WandsworthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113737 on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what is the assumed level of Band D council tax for those six
Answer: The council tax level assumed for each of the six councils in the final Local Government Settlement for 2026-27 to 2028-29 is based on the actual Band D level for each council in 2025-26.As set out in the answer to Question UIN 5955, to calculate their Co...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the (a) mean and (b) median (i) cash and (ii) percentage (1) employer and (2) employment contribution to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England.
Answer: As the LGPS is a locally managed scheme, the Department does not publish statistics on employer or employee contribution rates. The LGPS Scheme Advisory Board published an analysis of the 2025 Fund valuations in July 2026, which stated the mean contributi...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncillorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8269 on Councillors, whether her Department has issued (a) guidance and (b) advice to local authorities on whether employees of
Answer: The Department has published implementation guidance that focuses on the role of the shadow council but has not issued specific guidance or advice to local authorities on this matter.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Audit Office: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the correspondence, Local Audit Office chair: appointment of 1 July 2026, whether a declaration of political activity was made.
Answer: Candidates applying for public appointments are required to declare relevant political activity as part of their application. Where declared, political activity for successful candidates is publicly disclosed in line with the requirements of the Governanc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the HM Treasury, Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, what programmes will be cut to pay for the reduced Departmental capital budget,
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: West SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the corrected answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 7833, on Local Government Finance: West Surrey, what specific loans in the Woking Borough Council debt will be writte
Answer: On 28 October 2025, the Government announced its commitment to repay £500m of Woking Borough Council’s debt in 2026-27 ahead of the implementation of Local Government Reorganisation in Surrey (Written statement). This decision followed assurance over the ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax YieldsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11414, on Business Rates: Tax Yields, if she will publish the full submission and data tables provided by the Department to the
Answer: As set out in the answer to Question 11414 published on 29 June 2026, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) sets out the process for the forecast and information it requests from my department. Decisions on the publication of data used in or supporti...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11670 on Business Rates, whether her Department has assessed the reasons for the rises in business rate receipts in (a) 2025-26
Answer: As Minister Dan Tomlinson’s answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11670 notes, Business Rates receipts are forecast independently by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).The OBR have set out the factors driving changes in Business Rates receipts across...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EdarothMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) the Secretary of State and (b) the Minister for Housing and Planning attended any event organised in partnership with, or sponsored by, Edaroth at the Labour Party Co
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 109133 on 4 March 2026 and UIN 18179 on 21 July 2026.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review into Civil Unrest in LeicesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 April 2026 to Question 123201 on Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester, on what date was the report (a) received by the Department a
Answer: The Panel consisted of Lord Ian Austin, Professor Hilary Pilkington and Dr Shaaz Mahboob. The Panel's work was shared directly with the then Minister for Faith, Communities and Resettlement when it was submitted on the 1 July 2025.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 April 2026 to Question 11413 on council tax, if she will place the full dataset provided to the OBR by her Department in the Library.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) sets out the process for the forecast and information it requests from my department. Decisions on the publication of data used in or supporting its forecasts are therefore a matter for the OBR.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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