Julian Lewis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Mayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason future candidates for a directly elected mayoral post are required to pay (a) a deposit of £5,000 and (b) another £5,000 towards a candidates' booklet; and what a
Answer: Under electoral law, candidates are required to pay a deposit in certain elections, reflecting the scale of the role, including budget responsibility, role as chair of the Combined Authority or Combined County Authority, and the ability to raise a levy; a...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will establish a Green and Decent Homes Programme to bring (a) social and (b) council housing up to acceptable standards.
Answer: The government intend to amend building regulations later this year as part of the introduction of future standards that will set more ambitious energy efficiency and carbon emissions requirements for new homes. We will also consult this year on a new Dec...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason (a) housing associations and (b) local councils are not eligible to apply to the (i) Building Safety Fund and (ii) Cladding Safety Scheme set up to defray the cos
Answer: Social landlords can apply to the Building Safety Fund and the Cladding Safety Scheme for funding equivalent to (1) the amount which the social landlord would otherwise be entitled to pass on to leaseholders; or (2) the full cost of remedial works where p...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a list of the responsibilities that Town and Parish Council will be expected to take over from District Councils following the creating of new Unitary Authori
Answer: The government has no intention to require town and parish councils to deliver functions as part of local government reorganisation. It is for those councils that have received the statutory invitation to consider the delivery of public services as they d...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConstituenciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on retaining parliamentary constituency boundaries when grouping the areas currently covered by county councils to form the wider areas to be covered by new un
Answer: Local government boundaries are not directly related to Parliamentary constituency boundaries. Local government boundary changes may be considered when undertaking a future Parliamentary constituency boundary review.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: PowersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to enhance the (a) remit and (b) powers of Town and Parish Councils following the replacement of District and County Councils by unitary authorities; and w
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper was clear that we know people value the role of governance at the community scale. All levels of local government have a part to play in bringing improved structures to their area through reorganisation. We will therefor...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) earliest and (b) latest dates are at which she expects elections to be held to (i) the new unitary authority for the area currently covered by Hampshire County Counc
Answer: Government has agreed to postpone scheduled local elections for Surrey, Norfolk and Suffolk; Essex and Thurrock; Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; East Sussex and West Sussex from May 2025, until May 2026 only. This postponement is crucial in order to ensu...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what positions other than (a) new regional mayors and (b) parish and town councillors will elections be held in May 2026 in areas where local authority elections have been po
Answer: The postponed elections of councillors to the county councils of East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey and West Sussex and the unitary councils of Isle of Wight and Thurrock are due to take place in May 2026. In addition, scheduled elect...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Alterations: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will remove the presumption in favour of granting planning permission for developments which build extra stories on top of occupied apartment blocks.
Answer: As set out in our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the government supports upward extensions as a route to urban intensification. Planning policy makes clear that local authorities should support upward extension...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFreeportsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the (a) freeport approved for the Solent area and (b) freeports programme.
Answer: Future plans for the Freeports Programme are being carefully considered as part of the ongoing Spending Review process.This does not change the fact that Solent Freeport, alongside the other seven English Freeports and the two Scottish Green Freeports, ha...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
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