James Cleverly MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104776More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency holds data on the number of dwellings in (a) England and (b) Wales with an electric vehicle chargepoint.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency does not hold this data.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104775More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) HMRC and (b) the Valuation Office Agency plan to hire more staff to levy the council tax surcharge.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency is developing its approach to administering the High Value Council Tax Surcharge and will set out more details in due course, alongside the government’s consultation.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTown and Parish Councils: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to prevent above-inflation increases to town and parish council precepts as a consequence of local government restructuring.
Answer: Parish councils decide the level of their council tax precept. This will reflect the service needs of each area having taken account of their other sources of income. To date no referendum principles have been set for these types of authority but the gove...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74329 on Housing: Construction, whether the Old Oak Common housing target of 9,000 new homes will be met.
Answer: The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation’s Local Development Plan (2018-2038) identified that the Opportunity Area has the capacity to deliver an indicative 25,500 new homes. The development corporation still expects to deliver up to 9,000 homes...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89460 on Housing: Greater Manchester, if he will publish that independent evaluation.
Answer: The independent evaluation in question was commissioned by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and a decision on whether to publish it is therefore for the GMCA not my Department.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69673 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working, what type of workplace attendance informati
Answer: The Department records workplace attendance data for staff based outside London and reviews this information on a quarterly basis.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Table 1 of the Commissioner for Public Appointment’s annual report 2024-25, published in December 2025, for what reason his Department took an average of 267 da
Answer: The Department is committed to continuing to uphold the highest standards of transparency and propriety in public appointments, in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. As the Commissioner’s 2024-25 annual report explains, the timeliness o...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 97132 on Housing: Greater Manchester, if he will itemise the data provided to his Department by the Greater Manchester Comb
Answer: Further to the answers provided to Questions UIN 84646 and 97132 on 4 November 2025 and 15 December 2025 respectively, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) provides my Department with the data set out under Schedule 3 of the Facility Agreement. Wh...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power Stations: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market, pub
Answer: The detail of commitments for a future agreement for the UK’s participation in the EU’s internal electricity market is a matter for negotiations. As the Chancellor set out at Budget, the government will present a full response to the Nuclear Regulatory Re...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights Bill: ResearchMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, November 2025, of 31 December 2025, what the topic and terms of reference were for the Employment Rights
Answer: The government’s Plan to Make Work Pay will improve living standards, support economic growth, and provide more security for people in work. The research, developed with Department for Business and Trade (DBT), was a survey of precariously employed people...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) higher empty homes council tax premium from April 2025 and (b) abolition of the New Homes Bonus on the number of em
Answer: The Government does not make assessments of the housing market based on council tax premiums. It is for individual councils to decide whether to make use of council tax premiums based on their own local circumstances. In regard to the New Homes Bonus, I r...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Chief Planner letter of 24 November 2025, whether councils are required to report (a) interest accrued from unspent funds, (b) interest collected from late
Answer: Schedule 2 of the CIL Regulations 2010 (as amended) requires authorities to report on the total amount of developer contributions received, spent, allocated and retained through CIL and section 106 at the end of the reported year. CIL receipts collected, ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on second homes council tax premiums on empty dwellings which are (a) furnished, (b) not occupied by any resident
Answer: The Government has published guidance on the application of council tax premiums. This is available here. Councils have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on second homes (dwellings which are substantially furnished but no one’s main ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities levy (1) Business Improvement District Levies and (2) Business Rate Supplements in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and what guidance he has issued on revisin
Answer: The Government does not hold a central list of BIDs. However, the organisation British BIDs has developed a BID Index which lists current and developing BIDs in the UK. This can be accessed at: https://britishbids.info/services/bid-index. You can also con...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 66201 on Council Tax, whether the non-police element of the (a) GLA precept and (b) combined authority mayoral precepts are inc
Answer: The updated distribution proposed in the Fair Funding Review 2.0 includes a resource adjustment to take account of a local authority's ability to raise income locally when allocating funding as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. As set out i...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104182More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government's new plans to change business rate liability for pubs will apply to hereditaments with a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 which are categorised by the Valuation Office Agency as
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: GardensMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 16 December 2025, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the proposed changes on the numb
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making. The consultation includes policies that will support development within residentia...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEspionage: ChinaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral statement of 19 November 2025, Official Report, Column 614, on China Espionage: Government Security Response, whether political parties will be given informat
Answer: In October, the National Protective Security Agency launched specific guidance to help Members of Parliament, councillors, mayors, and their staff better understand and protect themselves from threats like espionage and foreign interference. This guidance...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 96897, on MHCLG: Public Appointments, when he plans to publish this data.
Answer: We will publish data on MHCLG’s Direct Ministerial Appointments in line with recent guidance in the coming months.
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ParkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the draft National Planning Policy Framework of 16 December 2025, and the plans for the re-introduction of maximum parking standards, whether the Government int
Answer: The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making.The consultation includes policies relating to sustainable transport and u...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104177More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 92614, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and with reference to Section 16 of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992, for
Answer: The Cabinet Office accepts it was delayed in notifying Westminster City Council that the Admiralty House flat allocated to the former Deputy Prime Minister was being used on a second home basis. This was not the former Deputy Prime Minister’s error or res...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Electoral Commission statement entitled Electoral Commission responds to potential election postponements, published on 19 December 2025, what is the Govern
Answer: This government takes democracy very seriously. In the spirit of devolution and trusting local leaders we have listened to councils telling us about the capacity constraints they are operating within and the work that reorganisation introduces on top of e...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Councils offered flexibility to complete reorganisation, published on 18 December 2025, what evidence his Department use
Answer: This government takes democracy very seriously. In the spirit of devolution and trusting local leaders we have listened to councils telling us about the capacity constraints they are operating within and the work that reorganisation introduces on top of e...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has his department given to local authorities on political restrictions on local authority staff running as candidates for election in other local authorities.
Answer: The Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 continues to set out the specific restrictions that apply to holders of politically restricted posts in Local Authorities. As independent employers, Local authorities are responsible ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2025, to Question 97317, on Local Government: Reorganisation, and to the answer of 16 December 2025, to Question 95327, on councillors, if h
Answer: I refer the Rt. hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97317 on 12 December 2025.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
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