James Cleverly MP: written questions
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Written questions
PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a (a) Regulatory Impact Assessment and (b) Environmental Principles assessment has been produced for the version of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1a of Policy HO12: Traveller sites, between the December 2025 and August 2026, National Planning Policy Frameworks, for what reason the reference to l
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCandidates: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her proposals for new prospective candidate donation requirements, whether the returns will be published by (a) local authorities or (b) the Electoral Commissio
Answer: In response to Recommendation 4 of the Rycroft Review, the Government announced in July our intention to introduce permissibility and transparency requirements for donations to prospective candidates outside of formal regulated periods. Our intention is f...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Westminster City CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what net percentage of business rates revenues are retained by Westminster City Council, after tariffs, in 2026-27.
Answer: The shares of non-domestic rating income retained by billing authorities and major precepting authorities is published annually as part of the national non-domestic rates (NNDR) data collection. The published NNDR returns for 2025-26 and 2026-27 can be fo...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what percentage of local list business rates receipts are retained by each individual local billing authority in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27, after the application of tariffs and
Answer: The shares of non-domestic rating income retained by billing authorities and major precepting authorities is published annually as part of the national non-domestic rates (NNDR) data collection. The published NNDR returns for 2025-26 and 2026-27 can be fo...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTell MAMA: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 54412 on Tell MAMA: Finance, and further her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, May 202
Answer: The payment referenced in the Department’s transparency data relates to grant funding provided for Faith Matters’ Tell MAMA project under the 2024/25 Grant Funding Agreement, covering activity delivered in the third and fourth quarter of the 2024/25 finan...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the No10 press release entitled PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting shops, published on10 August 2026, whether he has m
Answer: To give communities and councils greater control over the future of their high streets, we will consult on new planning rules so that most shops changing use to vape shops and adult gaming centres will need to submit a planning application before opening....
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCandidates: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections, published on 6 July 2026, whether the candidates will be
Answer: In response to Recommendation 4 of the Rycroft Review, the Government announced in July our intention to introduce permissibility and transparency requirements for donations to prospective candidates outside of formal regulated periods. Our intention is f...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to promote the English national identity across England.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mayors will be permitted to use the receipts from locally retained income tax to (a) reduce their council tax precept and (b) set a negative council tax precept.
Answer: The Government has committed to overhaul the way regional government is funded, starting by replacing grants from central government with a share of local income tax for every mayor beginning in 2028. This reform is about giving local areas greater contro...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Hammersmith and FulhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received written representations from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the (a) Local Government Finance Settlement and (b) the Fair Funding Review
Answer: The Department regularly engages with local authorities and sector representatives on local government finance matters, including through the Local Government Finance Settlement and Fair Funding Review consultation process, and carefully considers the vie...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15748 on Council Tax: Greater London, whether a public sector equality duty assessment was undertaken in relation to the (a) Mi
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Questions UIN 117748 on 11 March 2026 and UIN 17450 on 16 July 2026.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether groups subject to the Department's policy of non-engagement submitted written evidence or submissions to the Working Group on the Islamophobia definition.
Answer: The independent Working Group engaged extensively with a wide range of stakeholders and also launched a Call for Evidence that was open to the public and any individual or organisation was able to submit evidence. The Government does not routinely publish...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 31, if she will breakdown the £11.3m of cashable commercial savings.
Answer: In MHCLG savings are recorded by the Department’s Commercial Team in line with the cross government methodology agreed by Cabinet Office, Government Commercial and Finance Functions, this captures and reports savings over the duration of contacts. In 2025...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 17622, on Shops: Planning Permission, , and with reference to the No10 press release, “PM vows to save hollowed out high stree
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20482More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release, “PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting shops”, 10 August 2026, what specific changes are being considered to Small Business Rates Reli
Answer: At the 2026 revaluation, the thresholds for Small Business Rates Relief remained unchanged. Around a third of properties continue to receive 100 per cent relief, with a further 85,000 properties benefiting from tapered relief. The Government also extende...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with London CIV Local Government Pension Scheme pool on the divestment policies it is adopting.
Answer: The department regularly speaks to London CIV as it does with all LGPS pools. The Department published statutory guidance on Investment Strategy Statements on 29th June 2026 which can be found here. As this set out, LGPS pools are responsible for implemen...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, p.56, what was the longest amount of time for an item of correspondence in 2025-26 to re
Answer: The longest amount of time an item of correspondence to receive a substantive reply in 2025-26 was 190 working days. The average amount of time for correspondence to receive a substantive reply in 2025-26 was 18 working days.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ComplaintsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 56, what was the nature of the Parliamentary Ombudsman complaint that was upheld in
Answer: The complaint concerned a longstanding individual case involving historic legal costs and a Charging Order. The Department followed the Ombudsman’s recommendation for a financial remedy.
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Annual ReportsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 75, whether the two cases of fraud by false representation have been reported to th
Answer: The two cases referred to in the Annual Report and Accounts were cases of prevented fraud. Homes England identified suspected false representations through the controls it has in place to assess funding applications, and those controls operated effectivel...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official ResidencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 86 (footnote 3) and page 88, whether the monetary value of the benefit in kind of t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: RedundancyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 95, whether there will be further voluntary exits in 2026-27; and whether there wil
Answer: There are currently no plans for a further Voluntary Exit Scheme like the one the department carried out recently or any Compulsory Redundancies in 2026-27. However, the department reviews its workforce requirements and plans regularly. The department doe...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: RedundancyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 95, for what reason 400 external appointments were made, in the context of the 253
Answer: MHCLG’s Voluntary Exit Scheme (which differs from a Voluntary Redundancy Scheme) was designed both to deliver savings and enable the department to reshape its skills profile where necessary and improve capability and delivery. As per the published account...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Annual ReportsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 128, what is Operation Gadget, what is the specific nature of the contingent liabil
Answer: The unquantifiable contingent liability disclosed in the MHCLG Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, described as ‘Operation Gadget Bus Case’, was included in the Main Supply Estimates 2026-27, published 26 April 2026. The liability was described in the Mai...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Affordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 154, what is the projected expenditure in 2026-27, on (a) Affordable Homes Programm
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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