James Cleverly MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Council Housing: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 103186, on Asylum: Council Housing, which local authorities are participating in the asylum accommodation pilots.
Answer: MHCLG and HO are exploring options for a new, more sustainable accommodation model, developed in consultation with local authorities. No final decisions have been taken by Ministers.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102770 on Waste Disposal: Birmingham, whether the meeting between the Secretary of State and Unite was minuted.
Answer: Minutes were taken and in line with normal practice, the minutes will not be published. But the Secretary of State reiterated that the waste dispute is a local issue for Unite and the Council to resolve.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to Question 104773, on Housing: Construction, what is his proposed timeline for the delivery of the 9,000 homes.
Answer: Delivery of the up to 9,000 new homes is a matter for the Mayor of London and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation. They have published the Old Oak Masterplan Framework, which includes an Illustrative Masterplan, showing how development coul...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110400More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 103891 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, what is the evidential basis for the statement that the temporary Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief has been windi
Answer: The Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief on business rates has been reduced over time since 2020/21, when it was set at 100%. In 2021/22, this relief was lowered to 75%, in 2022/23 it was 50%, in 2023/24 and 2024/25 it was 75%, and in 2025/26 the ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: AdlingtonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 103283 on New Towns: Adlington, on what evidential basis was Adlington added to the list of New Towns.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the independent New Towns Taskforce final report which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: PublicityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105220 on MHCLG: Publicity, which suppliers his Department has used for publishing content in foreign languages in the last
Answer: The department does not hold the information in the format requested.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Order and Hate Crime Legislation ReviewHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question HL4510 on Community Relations: Muslims, what information her Department holds on the reason that the Muslim Council of Britain's written ev
Answer: Following the appalling attack on a synagogue in Manchester on 2 October 2025, the Home Secretary announced an independent review of public order and hate crime legislation on 5 October. The Review is being led by Lord Ken Macdonald of River Glaven KC, su...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Migration Partnerships: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 104987, on Strategic Migration Partnership: Finance, whether her Department has determined the funding envelope for the 2025-26 funding; and on w
Answer: The Home Office does not currently publish funding levels to Strategic Migration Partnerships, previous years funding can be found here Government Grants Data and Statistics Government grants data and statistics - GOV.UK
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime CommissionersHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on whether current Police and Crime Commissioners in (a) England and (b) Wales will serve their full term in office before the positions are discontinued, where (i) there is a combi
Answer: It is the Government’s intention that the role of Police and Crime Commissioner will continue until May 2028.At that point, subject to legislation, it is the Government’s intention to transfer policing functions to Strategic Authority Mayors wherever poss...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Freedom of InformationLeader of the HouseTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110394More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, what guidance he issues to Departments on whether they may decline to publish or signpost information which has otherwise been released to members of the public under Freedom of Information laws.
Answer: The Guide to Parliamentary Work (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work), published by my office, sets out the government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: By-electionsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110393More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all Arm’s Length Bodies, including public corporations and private companies owned by the Government, are required to follow the Cabinet Office local and Parliamentary by-election election purdah guidanc
Answer: It is for individual public bodies to apply pre-election guidance within their own organisations, but in doing so they should not go beyond the principles set out in central guidance. Sponsor departments must ensure that staff and board members of their A...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110392More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025, to Question 95394, on Housing: Construction, what estimate has ONS made of per capita housebuilding rate in each constituent nation of the UK over the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Rt Hon. gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 3rd February is attached.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ConsultationCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110391More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105789, on Ministers and Public Consultation: Evidence, whether the Government accepts evidence in written consultations from organisations subject to the p
Answer: I refer the Rt. Honourable Member to the answer on 21 January 2026, PQ 105789.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: North of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Northern Growth Strategy, January 2026, CP1485, paragraph 4 and footnotes 3 and 4, what is the evidential basis for the underlying statistics of the 2.2% pr
Answer: Footnotes 3 and 4 of the Northern Growth Strategy: Case for change outline how the calculation of compound average productivity growth rate in the largest northern Mayoral Strategic Authorities is based on ONS Official Statistics, using subnational estima...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMuslim Council of BritainHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105789, on Ministers and Public Consultation: Evidence, whether the Muslim Council of Britain is on the list of organisations subject to the poli
Answer: The Home Office does not comment on specific groups.It is up to each department to carry out due diligence when choosing to engage with any organisation or individual and, if asked, we will advise and share information to help others inform their decision...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason he has incorporated Planning policy for traveller sites into the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making. The rationale for proposing to incorporate policies relating to traveller sites, currentl...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Delegation of the setting of planning fees to local planning authorities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Funding Review on
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Act provides the Secretary of State with the power to delegate the setting of planning fees to local planning authorities. The Fair Funding Review considers how resources are distributed across local government based on rel...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFlags: PalestineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025, to Question 88668, on Flags: Palestine, and further to the UK Statement at the High-Level Conference for the Implementation of the Two
Answer: My Department has no plans to publish guidance on deemed consent for the Palestine flag.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025, to Question 90708, and 20 October 2025 to Question 85948, on Immigrant: English Language, what steps she plans to take to support the integration of asylum
Answer: Successfully integrating refugees remains a Government priority. Those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK have access to mainstream services to support them to build independent, fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to the...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Judges' Lodgings and (b) other workplace accommodation are within the scope of the proposed overnight visitor levy.
Answer: We have published a consultation running until 18 February, so that the public, businesses, and local government can shape the design of the power to introduce a levy that will be devolved to local leaders, including potential exemptions. The scope of the...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEngland: AnniversariesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 85176 on England: Anniversaries, and the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 99500 on National Identity, whether he will
Answer: The Government publishes details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations on a quarterly basis.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109144More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission a cross-government impact assessment for (a) higher National Insurance on employers, (b) higher business rates and (c) the overnight visitors levy on (i) the economic viability of the hotel se
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that the hotel and wider hospitality sectors make to the economy, to local communities and to the UK’s appeal as a destination for domestic and international tourists.The Government carefully considers ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: UpratingTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109143More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of increase in business rate receipts in England from 2025-26 to 2026-27 as a consequence of the CPI inflation uprating.
Answer: Details on business rates receipts for 2025-26 and 2026-27 are set out in the OBR’s economic and fiscal outlook.The further support for pubs and live music venues will be scored at a fiscal event in the usual way.In the coming financial year, because of t...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109142More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) higher value surcharge in 2025-26 on hereditaments valued at £500,000 and (b) withdrawal of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier at £500,000
Answer: The OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook sets out the forecast for the economy over a five-year horizon. For more information, please visit https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_November_2025.pdf
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBetting Shops and Casinos: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109141More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Non-Domestic Rating (Definition of Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure Hereditament) Regulations 2025, for what reason casinos and gambling clubs are eligible for the new business rate re
Answer: In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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