Kemi Badenoch MP: written questions
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Written questions
Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to make the reuse and recycling of materials a material consideration in the granting of planning permission for a replacement building; and what h
Answer: The National Planning Policy for Waste (NPPW), which is a material consideration in planning decisions, already includes policies on the reuse and recycling of materials when considering development proposals.Paragraph 8 sets out that when determining pla...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status is of the (a) Suffolk and (b) Norfolk devolution deal; and what type of local elections will take place in those local authorities in May 2025.
Answer: English devolution underpins this government’s national mission to deliver economic growth for everyone, everywhere, raising living standards across the UK. We are determined to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of local people who have skin ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 2 August 2023 to Question 1758, on Social Rented Housing, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of restricting access to social housing f
Answer: The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-respo...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBuilding Regulations: WindowsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend building regulations to allow new homes to be built with openable sash windows.
Answer: Whilst there could be some situations where, for safety reasons, designers may choose to restrict window opening, the Building Regulations do not preclude the inclusion of openable sash windows in new homes.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2023 to Question 1758 on Social Rented Housing, what assessment she made of the potential merits of implementing the proposed changes on requir
Answer: The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-respo...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to promote integration, in the context of the public disorder in August 2024.
Answer: The Government and justice system have taken decisive steps to address the disgraceful violent disorder that was seen in a number of towns and cities in August and we have now seen 1,280 people arrested and over 570 appearances in court which has provided...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of re-introducing (a) regional planning guidance and (b) regional spatial strategies.
Answer: The Government has not made a recent assessment of the potential merits of re-introducing regional planning guidance or regional spatial strategies.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the guidance by her Department entitled Selective licensing in the private rented sector: a guide for local authorities, published on 20 June 2023.
Answer: The non-statutory guidance in question is currently up to date. The Government will update it should we decide to make any changes to the use of selective licensing.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any of (a) her Parliamentary staff, (b) the Parliamentary staff of other Ministers and (c) Labour Party staff have joined her Department as civil servants, rather than sp
Answer: It is the longstanding convention of government under successive administrations that we do not comment on matters relating to individual staff.There are clear rules governing recruitment and appointment of civil service roles, which are regulated by the ...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to update the guidance note published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, entitled Permitted development rights for householders: techn
Answer: The Government will continue to keep the ‘Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance’ under review.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's open consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, published on 2
Answer: We will carefully analyse responses to the consultation in question, which is open until 24 September 2024.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of civil servants by (a) title and (b) pay band have been employed by her Department without open competition since the General Election.
Answer: MHCLG made 35 appointments by exception to fair, open and merit-based recruitment principles from 1 July to 31 August 2024.All appointments were at grades below the Senior Civil Service.As a proportion, the exceptions appointed during this time equate to ...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business Rates and VATMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page eight of HM Treasury's technical note entitled Applying VAT to Private School Fees and Removing the Business Rates Charitable Rates Relief for Private Scho
Answer: The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a Local Government Finance Bill led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which will be introduced following the Budget and is intended to take effect from April 2025,...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) remit and (b) responsibilities are of her Policy and Strategy Unit.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit helps to ensure her key priorities are delivered across both her remit as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Deputy Prime Minister.The approach to recruitment and staf...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff (a) work in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Policy and Strategy Unit, at each grade, (b) have been recruited from outside the Civil Service, (c) were appointed through
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit helps to ensure her key priorities are delivered across both her remit as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Deputy Prime Minister.The approach to recruitment and staf...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many special advisers have been appointed to her Department as of 30 August 2024; and whether she plans to recruit more.
Answer: As of the end of August 2024, the Deputy Prime Minister had appointed four Special Advisers to the department to support her ministerial role.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHaydon EtheringtonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Mr Haydon Etherington was appointed to her Department following open competition; on what date he was appointed; what his pay band is; and for what reason he was appointe
Answer: 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...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MarketingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on (a) communications, (b) stationery and business cards, (c) IT and websites and (d) new signage when her Department changed its name to the Ministry of Housi
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer give to Question UIN 1329 on 31 July 2024.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncillorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with (a) Labour, (b) Liberal Democrat and (c) Conservative councillors since the general election.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pentland Communications and Sovereign StrategyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) she and (b) her special advisers have held discussions with representatives of (i) Sovereign Strategy and (ii) Pentland Communications since the general election.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for North West Essex of 13 July 2024 on Parliamentary boundaries.
Answer: A response to the Rt Hon Member was issued by email on 29 August 2024.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department takes to help ensure that new homes are in keeping with existing communities.
Answer: A clear framework exists through policy and guidance to support local planning authorities deliver well-designed places and to enable them to work together with the communities they serve to ensure the development of new homes responds to the positive or ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to review local planning authorities that are in special measures.
Answer: The Secretary of State will aim to decide whether any designations should be lifted, usually in the first quarter of each calendar year. Exceptionally, de-designations may be made at other times.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local planning authorities without an up to date local plan get their plans up to date.
Answer: This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have adopted plans in the last five years. We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achie...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a list of local planning authorities which (a) have and (b) do not have up to date local plans.
Answer: This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have adopted plans in the last five years. We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achie...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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