James Cleverly MP: written questions 2025
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Disinformation and RadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has (a) commissioned or (b) procured third-party providers to (i) assess, (ii) index or (iii) identify (A) extremism and (B) disinformation.
Answer: The Government takes the threat of extremism very seriously and will continue to work with partners to tackle extremism in all its forms. The Government is also alarmed by the unprecedented rate at which threats to information integrity are growing. My de...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69054 on Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme: Finance, for what policy reason the funding for the Community Cohesion an
Answer: The Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme was a 2024/25 funding stream, ending as scheduled in March 2025, after providing £3.6m of funding to build stronger, more integrated communities and reduce harmful division in 44 places. The UK Government co...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and MarkingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6508 Road Signs and Markings, what is the evidential basis for there being no need for (a) regulations or (b) new guidance.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 63029 on the 4 July 2025.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on the Affordable Housing Programme (a) 2015-2018 and (b) (2016-2021) in each year of operation; and how much has (i) been spent and (b) is forecast to be spen
Answer: The government’s affordable homes programmes are delivered by the Greater London Authority (GLA) in London and by Homes England in the rest of England. Homes England’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25, which can be found on gov.uk here, make clear t...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 65978 on Islamophobia, whether the True Vision reporting portal will use the Government's definition of Islamophobia.
Answer: The Government has established the independent working group to advise government on a definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia, and how to best understand, quantify and define prejudice, discrimination, and hate crime targeted against Muslims or any...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has made of introducing a council tax referendum threshold for town and parish councils with precepts above £100 on Band D.
Answer: To date, no referendum principles have been set for town and parish councils. Referendum principles are determined annually and the Government will set out its proposals for 2026-27 later in the year. In doing this the Government will take into account th...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend (a) planning policy and (b) permitted development rights in relation to asylum accommodation.
Answer: This government is committed to ending the use of asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament, but we are clear this must be done in a controlled and orderly manner.We continue to keep our approach, including in respect of planning and permitted developme...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Development OrdersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on (a) the number of and (b) which local authorities had Local Development Orders in force on 1 September 2025.
Answer: The government does not actively monitor the uptake of Local Development Orders. However, local planning authorities are required to keep a record of Local Development Orders made in their area.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31485 on Planning Permission, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether a planning application for non-governm
Answer: Special Development Orders are a long-established part of the planning system. Each case is considered on its individual merits. The government has no plans to change this approach.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of her Department's decision to end financial payments to local authorities for getting long-term empty homes back into use thr
Answer: The Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation, which closed in August 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here, sought views on the government’s proposal to end the New Homes Bonus in the Local Government Finance Settlement from 2026-27 and return the funding curr...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Housing BankMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the National Housing Bank will require the delivery of a specified number of (a) affordable and (b) social rent housing when agreeing loans for developers.
Answer: My Department is currently working with Homes England and HM Treasury to establish a new National Housing Bank, including setting terms and parameters for different debt interventions. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 18 June, the Bank w...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of meetings between the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition and (a) external organisations and (b) oth
Answer: The independent Working Group on Anti-Muslim-Hatred/Islamophobia has undertaken extensive engagement with stakeholders from a wide range of perspectives to ensure its proposed definition accounts for the variety of backgrounds and experiences across the U...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ClosuresCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68459More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an estimate of the average number of businesses that have ceased trading on each day since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Rt. Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 16th July is attached.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to propose an extension to the commissioning date of the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield.
Answer: Any updates on the future use of the Wethersfield site will be announced in the normal way, and representatives of the local community, including the Rt Hon Gentleman, will also be informed of any such updates.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to inform (a) Parliament and (b) the local community prior to any changes to the agreed cap on the number of asylum seekers at the Wethersfield site.
Answer: Any updates on the future use of the Wethersfield site will be announced in the normal way, and representatives of the local community, including the Rt Hon Gentleman, will also be informed of any such updates.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain existing restrictions on the number of asylum seekers housed at the former RAF Wethersfield site.
Answer: Any updates on the future use of the Wethersfield site will be announced in the normal way, and representatives of the local community, including the Rt Hon Gentleman, will also be informed of any such updates.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July to Question 63580 on Public Houses: Recycling, if he will hold discussions with pubs on the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility sc
Answer: The Government has worked closely with industry throughout development of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR). In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging prod...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the statement by the British Beer and Pub Association entitled Chaotic new rules that will lead to pubs paying twice for recycling at a cost of £60 million a year - e
Answer: We do not intend to pause the rollout. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 came into effect on 1 January 2025, PackUK, the Scheme Administrator has been appointed, and producers have started to accrue s...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on pubs.
Answer: The Government has worked closely with industry, including the brewing and hospitality sectors, throughout development of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR). In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on ensuring authorisation for UK contractors
Answer: UK contractors routinely visit our overseas missions around the world, including in China, to carry out maintenance and repairs. We have not had cause to raise this with the Chinese authorities.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to close the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield site; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the decommissioning is within the timescale outlined in
Answer: Any updates on the future use of the site will be announced in the normal way.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS cancer trusts are (a) delivering radiotherapy contouring planning manually and (b) using AI auto contouring for radiotherapy.
Answer: NHS England undertook a baseline assessment of artificially intelligent (AI) auto-contouring systems in summer 2024 which indicated that, at that time, 39 trusts had some AI arrangements in place.The use of AI auto contouring technology to plan for treatm...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the loss of the AI auto-contouring technology tool for cancer treatment planning.
Answer: We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new capacity, including artificial intelligence where it is beneficial ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve cancer survival rates, in the context of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring.
Answer: We will improve National Health Service cancer waiting time performance, so patients are diagnosed and treated faster. We will also improve cancer survival rates by diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage.We will build on recent successes, including the ro...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment, in the context of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology.
Answer: We will improve National Health Service cancer waiting time performance, so patients are diagnosed and treated faster. We will also improve cancer survival rates by diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage.We will build on recent successes, including the ro...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
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