James Cleverly MP: written questions
2160 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Housing: PricesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20472More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the potential impact of (a) the changes to residential stamp duty and (b) the council tax surcharge on (i) house prices and the (ii) the Help to Buy equity portfolio.
Answer: The expected impacts on individuals, businesses and the Exchequer of tax changes are published alongside the relevant legislation in a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN), and the OBR also factors any impact into wider economic indicators. The OBR has ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHelp to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what are the terms of reference of the active review into Help to Buy, and the timetable for the review.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVoting Methods: MayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Flexible voting pilots 2027: Prospectus?, published on 24 August 2026, whether bids will be considered for the combined authority mayoral elections.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the timetable in the published Flexible voting pilots 2027: Prospectus.The Government has no plans to publish the 2026 prospectus and no plans to place the 2027 prospectus in the Libraries of either House.Applications to pilot...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her plans to allow mayors to call-in planning applications, what assessment has been made on the proportion of planning applications which will be refused.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMayors: 10 Downing StreetCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20468More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the No10 press release, Whitehall officials to be posted into mayors' offices as PM marks first month of No10 North, of 21 August 2026, what the estimated cost is of the mayoral secondment programme;
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSignum Global AdvisorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings and correspondence she has had with Signum Global Advisors LLP.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the new National Planning Policy Framework of August 2026, whether policy HO7 on applies to traveller sites.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: AppealsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications which were approved on appeal by the Planning Inspectorate or Secretary of State in each of the last five years.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: UK Carbon Border Adjustment MechanismTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20464More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on housebuilders and housebuilding costs from January 2027.
Answer: The UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be introduced from 1 January 2027 and will apply to highly traded, carbon-intensive goods, such as cement and iron and steel. The CBAM is an environmental measure, designed to mitigate the risk of carb...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTenants: CompetitionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the provisions in the Renters’ Rights Act on competitive bidding for rents.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVoting Methods: Polling StationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Flexible voting pilots 2027: Prospectus?, published on 24 August 2026,whether bids will be considered for mobile voting station pilots.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the timetable in the published Flexible voting pilots 2027: Prospectus.The Government has no plans to publish the 2026 prospectus and no plans to place the 2027 prospectus in the Libraries of either House.Applications to pilot...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her department or (b) the Planning Inspectorate holds on the number of planning applications subsequently withdrawn following a call in Mayors.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what figures (a) her department or (b) the Planning Inspectorate holds on the amount of time added to the determination of a planning application due to a call in by Mayors.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPublic ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the department’s record keeping policy in relation to the retention of (a) responses to consultations and calls for evidence and (b) summaries of responses to them.
Answer: The department retains information from public consultations/calls for evidence only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the relevant business need and statutory requirements. The department's standard retention period for public consultation responses ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL funding is uncommitted in each year of the Spending Review period.
Answer: MHCLG manages its budgets in line with HM Treasury guidance. I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer given to UIN 22099, tabled on 28 August 2026, for further information on the department's budget management practices.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the No10 press release, Prime Minister launches national drive to get everyone in for Christmas, 18 August 2026, how much (1) RDEL and (2) CDEL was previously allocate
Answer: To support local authorities, we have introduced significant reforms to how we deliver this funding to councils, to provide multi-year certainty and greater flexibility for them to be able to tailor services to meet local needs. The Homelessness and Rough...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission on Community & CohesionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her timetable is for the establishment and recruitment of the Social Cohesion Taskforce.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElections: White PapersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the Elections Strategy was rebranded as the Elections White Paper.
Answer: The Government has not rebranded the Elections Strategy - entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections - as the Elections White Paper.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 17, whether the core spending power figures for the 2026-27 Local Government Financ
Answer: To support local authorities, we have introduced significant reforms to how we deliver this funding to councils, to provide multi-year certainty and greater flexibility for them to be able to tailor services to meet local needs. The Homelessness and Rough...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 17, what the breakdown is of spending for homelessness and rough sleeping in each y
Answer: To support local authorities, we have introduced significant reforms to how we deliver this funding to councils, to provide multi-year certainty and greater flexibility for them to be able to tailor services to meet local needs. The Homelessness and Rough...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page17, how much (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL was allocated to the (i) Homelessness Accommodati
Answer: To support local authorities, we have introduced significant reforms to how we deliver this funding to councils, to provide multi-year certainty and greater flexibility for them to be able to tailor services to meet local needs. The Homelessness and Rough...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 30, what the criteria are to join the Going Forward into Employment Civil Service M
Answer: Civil Service Masterclasses is an MHCLG accredited scheme that falls under the Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) network. GFiE is a network of over 20 pathways across the Civil Service that civil servants can use to recruit people into the service who ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGardens: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework, published in August 2026, on the (a) redevelopment and (b) su
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the new National Planning Policy Framework of August 2026, footnote 43, for what reason Green Belt policy GB8, Golden Rules, does not apply to applications for travell
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) housing and (b) planning guidance her Department has given on using land allocated for council housing as land for traveller sites.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →