Question follow-through · 17335
Local Government: Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes she expects to make to governance arrangements in Bedfordshire through the English Devolution White Paper.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 10 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
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- Planning Inspectorate · 22 Jan 2025
- Planning Inspectorate: Standards · 22 Jan 2025
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what changes she expects to make to governance arrangements in Bedfordshire through the English Devolution White Paper.
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Dec 2024
Answer published
In July, the Deputy Prime Minister invited places without devolution agreements, including Bedfordshire, to come forward and submit devolution proposals for their areas. This process closed in September and the government is now working closely with local...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Trees: Conservation
10 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Tree Protection Order regime in protecting (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees.
Trees: Planning Permission
10 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting additional protections to (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees in planning policy.
Trees: Urban Areas
10 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of (a) ancient and (b) veteran trees in place-making for (i) large-scale new towns and (ii) urban extensions.
Planning Inspectorate
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to the planning inspectorate.
Planning Inspectorate: Standards
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the planning inspectorate.
Local Government: Employers' Contributions
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of increases to employers’ National Insurance for (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council
Local Government: Employers' Contributions
22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department is providing to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council to cover the increased cost of employers’ National Insurance.
Planning Permission: Internal Drainage Boards
24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making Internal Drainage Boards a statutory consultee on planning applications.
Planning Permission: Internal Drainage Boards
24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the current role of Internal Drainage Boards on the planning process.
Property Development: Floods
24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of houses that may be build on flood plains between July 2024 and July 2029.
Property Development: Floods
24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish any advice her Department has provided to local authorities on development on flood plains since July 2024 .
Sewers: Property Development
24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developers transferring sustainable urban drainage systems to Internal Drainage Boards for ongoing maintenance.