James Cleverly MP: written questions
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Community RelationsHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 38, what mechanism will connect local and national networks.
Answer: Our Disruptions team, which horizon scans for extremist influence and events, will be expanded with additional resource to disrupt extremist networks at a national and local level. We will be refreshing our reporting mechanisms that will allow local partn...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Public SpeakingDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 40, in what manner will the new guidance on External Speakers differ to that published by the (a) Charity Commission and
Answer: The department will publish new guidance in the spring to support higher education (HE) providers in understanding their responsibilities under the Prevent Duty. This will include advice on assessing whether external speech may be unlawful or linked to te...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 38, if she will publish the organisations that the Government deems extremist and which are subject to a polic
Answer: The Home Office does not comment on specific groups. As announced in the Protecting What Matters publication on the 9th March, we are currently updating and embedding the 2024 engagement principles which will assist public bodies to not confer legitimacy,...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of council tax increases since July 2024 on the cost of living.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 110405 on 11 February 2026.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122136More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has undertaken an Impact Assessment analysis of its own proposal that a company’s profit should be
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 121726.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolling Stations: Secret BallotSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122135More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, whether the Electoral Commission will ensure that all polling stations in the May 2026 local elections display visible posters on the secrecy of the ballot and the associated offences under the Ball
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 121725.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the election pilots prospectus that has been sent to councils.
Answer: The government has no plans to publish the prospectus regarding flexible voting pilots, which was previously shared with local authorities. The government has published full details of the flexible voting pilots in the form of the orders, and factsheet.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026, to Question 116749, on Local Government: Elections, whether the Secretary of State was advised that he was pre-determined.
Answer: It is a longstanding principle that the government does not comment on or publish legal advice.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SchoolsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on the change of use and conversion of former school buildings to residential accommodation.
Answer: My Department has not issued specific guidance on the change of use and conversion of former school buildings to residential accommodation.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the creation of a strategic authority for Surrey, and whether it will have an elected mayor.
Answer: On 12 February, the government wrote to all local authorities – including in Surrey – that do not currently have a devolution agreement inviting them to come forward with proposals for a non-mayoral, Foundation Strategic Authority across a sensible geogra...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAbsent Voting: British Nationals AbroadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116488, on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what consideration has been made of using a QR code.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 116488 on 9 March 2026; the government has no plans to allow electors to use a QR code to download and print their own ballot papers. The government also has no plans to introduce online voti...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation on the new anti-Muslim hostility definition.
Answer: As is standard practice in government policy making, officials undertook limited and focused informal engagement with selected stakeholders as the government considered the advice submitted by the Working Group.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 Match 2026, to Question 116479, on Elections: Proof of Identity, whether the cash withdrawal cards that will be accepted as identification will includ
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the Representation of the People Bill 2026, which sets out the requirements that a card must meet in order to be accepted at the polling station – they must be a physical credit card, charge card, debit card or prepaid card;...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the new Chinese Embassy (a) follows its planning permission and conditions and (b) complies with building regulations.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 110795 on 12 February 2026.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the cost of the Islamophobia definition working group, including staff costs.
Answer: The Working Group members were not remunerated. A small amount of secretariat support was provided by staff in the department.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 38 of the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, published on 9 March 2026, when the first annual State of Extremism report will be published.
Answer: Our annual ‘State of Extremism’ report will support public sector staff to tackle extremism.This will include information on what extremism looks like today in the UK – groups, narratives and ideologies, including Islamist and Extreme Right – as well as t...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 38 of the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, published on 9 March 2026, what mechanism will be used to connect local and national networks.
Answer: The Home Office Disruptions team, which horizon scans for extremist influence and events, will be expanded with additional resource to disrupt extremist networks at a national and local level. We will be refreshing our reporting mechanisms that will allow...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of council tax since July 2024 on the cost of living.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 110405 on 11 February 2026.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: ConferencesTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121730More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111691 on Valuation Office Agency: Conference, if she will publish the presentations from the Valuation Office Agency at the (a) December 2024, (b) March 2025 a
Answer: We do not routinely publish this information.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121729More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111688 on Valuation Office Agency: Statistics, what census data is used in the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax modelling.
Answer: I refer the member to the answer given to UIN 111688 on the 17 February 2026 which advises that the VOA uses the Census geographies.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: ConferencesTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121728More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what domestic conferences the Valuation Office Agency has made presentations since July 2024.
Answer: Staff members are supported to speak at, learn from and contribute to various conferences and meetings of valuation professionals here in the UK. We do not keep a central log of all these domestic activities.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121727More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Valuation Office Agency staff were assigned to the council tax revaluation in Wales.
Answer: Resource on preparations for the 2028 Council Tax revaluation in Wales has ranged from between 56 to 68 Full Time Equivalent staff in recent years.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121726More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission publication, Understanding the Representation of the People Bill, updated March 2026, whe
Answer: The Electoral Commission has long called for reforms that ensure that only companies that make enough money in the UK can donate to political parties. It has recommended using profit as the measure that would more effectively prevent foreign money from en...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSecret BallotSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121725More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will ensure that polling stations in the May 2026 local elections display visible posters on the secrecy
Answer: Electoral law prescribes which official notices must be displayed in polling stations. This includes the ‘guidance for voters’ notice which explains that voting is secret and voters should not let anyone see how they have voted. The Commission’s guidance ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: PakistanMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 111129, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pakistan, when the summary of the former Minister’s sched
Answer: The summary has now been placed in the Library of the House.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
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