James Cleverly MP: written questions 2025
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Electoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of its proposal to remove the dual registration rule from the Elections Act 2022 on the growth of super-PAC
Answer: The prohibition on dual registration has affected organisations which operated under longstanding formal electoral agreements and stood joint candidates with other parties. These restrictions meant legitimate smaller parties were excluded from participati...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage national pride among (a) individual people and (b) public sector organisations in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) England.
Answer: On 25 September, this Government published its Pride in Place Strategy, setting out a vision to restore national pride by empowering communities and revitalising local areas. It recognises that pride stems from what people see from their doorstep - safe s...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled Government launches working group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia definition, published on 28 February 2025, whether he plans to pr
Answer: The Working Group have now submitted their independent advice to Ministers who will take the time to review and consider the advice carefully before confirming next steps in due course.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Local PressMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 43483 on Local Government: Local Press, if he will make it his policy to maintain the requirement to place statutory notices i
Answer: Government recognises that local press in print and online continues to play a valuable role in informing local communities, and that statutory notices can be important in helping inform the public of decisions made by their council which may affect their...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social Care: Civil ServantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants in his Department are working on the Independent commission into adult social care; whether any (a) Commissioners and (b) other external appointees have been (i) appointed a
Answer: There is a total of ten officials assigned to work on the Independent Commission into adult social care (the Commission). Eight are employed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and two by the Cabinet Office. There are a further four offici...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official EngagementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 62599 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Engagements, if he will publish his Department's Freed
Answer: It is not MHCLG policy to routinely publish FOI responses. The Information Tribunal views disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as a release into the public domain.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal United Kingdom Resort: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the representations made to the Special Development Order planning inquiry for the Entertainment Resort Complex in Bedford.
Answer: On 3 July 2025, my Department published a document titled ‘Request for planning permission: Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford: Environmental Impact Assessment Handling, Publicity and Consultation Arrangements’. I refer the Rt Hon. Member to this docum...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHenham StrategyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had meetings with Henham Strategy since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministers’ and senior officials’ meetings are published on gov.uk on a quarterly basis. No meetings with Henham Strategy have taken place since 4 July 2024.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81308More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increases in landfill tax for inert and inactive waste on the cost of the construction of new build homes.
Answer: The Government recently consulted on proposals for reform of Landfill Tax to ensure the regime remains effective in encouraging waste to be diverted away from landfill and to support our environmental goals. As part of the consultation, the Government has...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 69060 on Flats: Standards, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing for different space standards fo
Answer: The nationally described space standard in question is not mandatory, and it is at the discretion of local planning authorities to adopt those standards in their area where they believe there is a justified need to do so.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the dashboard accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, for what reason
Answer: The Digital Planning Programme is included in the Government Evaluation Registry.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons preventing local authorities from adopting (a) roads and (b) communal areas in new build developments.
Answer: Local planning authorities already have powers to issue a completion notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which requires a developer to complete their development if it is left uncompleted. If they fail to do so, the planning permission fo...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensed PremisesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars, published on 26 July 2025, if he will make an assessment of the pote
Answer: The government is exploring a range of reforms proposed by the recent Licensing Taskforce to support the hospitality industry and night-time economy. This includes designating zones to promote or preserve economic and cultural activity. Similar approaches...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHotels and Multiple Occupation: Stop NoticesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason there is a four year limit on Section 183 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 stop notices for cases involving the use of (a) hotels and (b) houses in multiple occ
Answer: Stop notices are intended for use where the impact of a breach of planning control is such that it needs to be stopped quickly and before the related enforcement notice takes effect. The four-year time limit for their use was first introduced by the Plann...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ConferencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which international conferences were attended by representatives of his Department since 4 July 2024; and what the cost was of attending each conference.
Answer: The requested information cannot be reported on centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes England: ConferencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75617 on Homes England: Conferences, how many Homes England staff attended the MIPIM conference; and which hotel they stay
Answer: Seven Homes England colleagues attended MIPIM in April 2024. The delegation that attended MIPIM stayed at the Hotel Cannes Montfleury, 25 Av. Beauséjour, 06400 Cannes, France. Details of the travel and subsistence usage by Homes England staff is set out i...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Occupation: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend the General Permitted Development Order to require an application for planning permission in all cases of repurposing a house in multiple o
Answer: Whether or not use of a hotel or a house in multiple occupation to accommodate asylum seekers would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission is a matter of fact and degree and will be for the local planning authority to determine ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Elections Act 1695Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to repeal the Parliamentary Elections Act 1695.
Answer: The majority of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1695 was repealed by the Representation of the People Act 1948. The one remaining section (section 7) related to the minimum age of candidacy for elections to the House of Commons and was repealed by the Ele...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: FlagsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of council responses to the raising of UK national flags on (a) integration and (b) community relations.
Answer: The Prime Minister has been clear that he supports the flying of flags across the country. Flags should be an embodiment of bringing our country and our communities together. Decisions about whether flags should be removed are devolved to Local Authoritie...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: LeicesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's press release entitled Ombudsman writes to Secretary of State after council refuses to accept recommendation on abuse
Answer: The Department is aware of the concerns raised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. We continue to monitor Leicester City Council’s compliance with its Best Value Duty, in line with our wider oversight of local authority risk.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers' Private OfficesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list the expert advisers who are not civil servants or special advisers that provide advice the Minister for Housing and Planning.
Answer: MHCLG ministers are advised by civil servants employed by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Details of all meetings with external stakeholders are published on a quarterly basis on gov.uk.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAbsent Voting: British Nationals AbroadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of whether overseas electors in (a) Australia and (b) UAE can receive postal ballot papers posted from the United Kingdom in line with the
Answer: The responsibility for arranging the timing and dispatch of postal votes sits with the Returning Officer for each electoral area. As such, it falls to them to assess the likelihood of an elector’s postal ballot pack being dispatched, returned and complete...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHotels: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to require planning permission for the use of hotels as
Answer: Whether or not use of a hotel or a house in multiple occupation to accommodate asylum seekers would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission is a matter of fact and degree and will be for the local planning authority to determine ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation and Second Homes: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on requiring (a) short-term lets and (b) second homes to have planning permission; and what plans he has to bring forward legislation on this matter.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 72633 on 15 September 2025.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 75610 on Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, if he will publish the (a) individuals and (b) organisa
Answer: Alongside drawing on their own expertise, the independent working group engaged widely to ensure the definition accounts for the variety of backgrounds and experiences of communities across the United Kingdom. To build on the extensive engagement they had...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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