Question follow-through · 5015
Haydon Etherington
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are restrictions on Mr Haydon Etherington's activity as a member of the Labour Party whilst serving as Senior Policy Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
- Community Relations · 11 Sept 2024
- Devolution: Local Government · 11 Sept 2024
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants · 4 Oct 2024
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments · 4 Oct 2024
- Households: Single People · 31 Oct 2024
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are restrictions on Mr Haydon Etherington's activity as a member of the Labour Party whilst serving as Senior Policy Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister.
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2024
Answer published
There are clear rules governing recruitment and appointment of civil service roles which are regulated by the Civil Service Commission. We do not comment on individual staffing matters. The approach to recruitment and staffing levels is in line with the a...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Community Relations
11 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the contribution of multiculturism to communities; and what steps her Department is taking to promote social cohesion.
Devolution: Local Government
11 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned (a) remit of and (b) budget for the Council of Nations and Regions is; and which regions have been invited to participate in the council.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants
4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people have been appointed to civil service positions without open competition in her Department since the general election; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary ban
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments
4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii)
Households: Single People
31 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will ask the Office for National Statistics to publish data on the number and proportion of households that have only one adult in each local authority.
Council Tax
19 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.81 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assumption her Department has made of the level of council tax receipts to be raised in England in 2025-2
Religious Freedom
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of (a) freedom of religion or belief and (b) rights for people to engage in peaceful religious expression; and what
Local Government: Pension Funds
19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances she would direct Local Government Pension Funds to a specific asset pool.
Homelessness: Charities and Voluntary Organisations
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