James Cleverly MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Council Tax: ClergyTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be an exemption for the council tax surcharge for dwellings occupied by a Church of England Minister of Religion.
Answer: The High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) is a new charge on owners of residential property in England worth £2 million or more in 2026, taking effect in April 2028. Owners, not residents, will pay the surcharge. The government will consult on potentia...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral evidence by the Deputy Director, Local Government Accountability and Audit, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, at the Public Accounts Comm
Answer: The Secretary of State will consider the position of each council individually, weighing up the evidence received. This means that different decisions may be taken for different councils within the same local government reorganisation invitation area that...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: PublicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to update his department's Plain English guide to the planning system, published in January 2015.
Answer: The government has no current plans to update the previous government’s ‘Plain English guide to the Planning System’. The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for deci...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ReferendumsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the draft Local Government Finance Settlement published on 17 December 2025, whether his department will consider requests for higher council tax referendum thr
Answer: The provisional settlement sets out the eligibility criteria for removing referendum principles for the last two years of the multi-year settlement period. We consider that only six authorities meet the criteria. For the vast majority of councils, the gov...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: Kensington and ChelseaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department or Homes England for the Lancaster West Estate refurbishment; and what assessment he has made of the estimated £85 million shortfall in funding id
Answer: The government is committed to supporting the community affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy for the long term.In the aftermath of the tragedy, the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government agreed to provide c£25m towards the refurbishment of...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCountering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent ReviewMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the contact email and postal address for representations to the Rycroft review into foreign financial interference in UK politics.
Answer: The contact email for representations to the Rycroft review into foreign financial interference in UK politics is reviewteam@rycroftreview.independent.gov.uk. More information can be found here.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime CommissionersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 99606 on Local Government: Essex, whether the existing Police and Crime Commissioners in the devolution priority areas will
Answer: Home Office Ministers will announce in due course plans for the transfers of PCC functions in the Devolution Priority Programme.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the written statement of 18 December 2025, HCSWS1215, on Local Government Reorganisation, in cases where an individual council makes a representation to cancel electio
Answer: The Secretary of State will consider the position of each council individually, weighing up the evidence received. This means that different decisions may be taken for different councils within the same local government reorganisation invitation area that...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101752More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency's Council Tax: practice notes, Basis of Valuation- Valuation Assumptions, Section 4.3: Tenure, what assessment has the Agency made of the typical difference between a sa
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer on UIN 99866.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101751More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an Electric Vehicle chargepoint within the curtilage of a domestic dwelling is deemed to be a material consideration by the Valuation Office Agency when a property is valued or revalued for council tax, incl
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given on UIN 99865.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the timetable for business rate bills to be issued for 2026-27, and what is the timetable for appeals against the new draft valuations published on 25 November 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given to UIN99864.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101749More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency's publication, VOA rating list downloads, whether the Unique Address Reference Number (UARN) matches individual hereditaments on the 2026 draft non-domestic rating list
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given on UIN 99863.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.38 of the OBR, Economic and Fiscal Outlook, November 2025, CP1439, 26 November 2025, and to the HMT document, Effects of the business rates retail, hospitality and leisure multipliers a
Answer: The Government does not hold data on the breakdown of business rates revenue.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the estimated annual cost of the retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier in 2026-27, and how many hereditaments will be eligible in England according to her Department’s estimates.
Answer: The retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) multipliers being introduced from April are worth nearly £900 million per year, and they will benefit over 750,000 properties in England.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101746More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will itemise which Valuation Office Agency special category code hereditaments are eligible for the 2026-27 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multipliers.
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given on UIN 99861. In addition, the relevant guidance and regulations set out here may be of interest:Business Rates Multipliers: Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure - GOV.UKThe Non-Domestic Rating (Definition o...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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