Kemi Badenoch MP: written questions
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Written questions
IslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle islamophobia.
Answer: Islamophobia, and all forms of religious and racial hatred, have absolutely no place in our society. No one should be targeted because of the colour of their skin, or their faith. This Government is clear that perpetrators of such hate crimes will face th...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Religious PersonsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which religious leaders she has met as Secretary of State.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister has held introductory meetings with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev and Rt Hon Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, and the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Common...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle extremism.
Answer: Countering extremism in all its forms is important for preserving our democratic values and protecting our society and communities. It is a cross-government endeavour and MHCLG will continue tackle the harms it causes to individuals and in communities.As ...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she took account of net migration in setting the target for new homes in this Parliament.
Answer: Immigration is one of a number of factors that impacts assessments of housing demand and future housing supply. The Government's commitment to build 1.5 million homes over the course of the Parliament is intended to provide the homes the country needs.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her department is taking to help reduce cases of anti-Semitism.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 1927 on 6 August 2024.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordJews: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help ensure Jewish communities feel safe.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 1927 on 6 August 2024.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help ensure landlords do not leave the rental market.
Answer: The Government values the contribution made by responsible landlords who provide quality homes to their tenants and believes they must enjoy robust grounds for possession where there is good reason to take their property back.However, we are determined to...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of simplifying the process for creating new Combined County Authorities.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that every part of England can rapidly benefit from devolution, moving power out of Westminster back to those who know their areas best. The English Devolution Bill will establish a more ambitious standardised framework and ma...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStamp Duties: Foreign NationalsTreasuryTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1903More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to (a) increase stamp duty for non-UK residents and (b) recruit additional planning officers.
Answer: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) changes are typically announced upon implementation at fiscal event. The Government recognises the need to recruit more planning officers and has committed to recruit 300 more over the course of the next five years. We are curre...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funds allocated through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be delivered.
Answer: £1.9 billion has already been delivered, of an available £2.2 billion, to local authorities, with the remainder of allocations available to lead local authorities (LLAs) based on their actual spend at the end of the programme. We are working closely with ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Local Government: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to appoint a chair of Oflog.
Answer: The Government is clear that local government is key to delivering our five national missions and it will work in partnership with the sector.The Government is considering how best to work with local government to provide assurance and ensure accountabili...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help those impacted by high insurance premiums in properties affected by (a) cladding and (b) remediation issues.
Answer: We will review how to better protect leaseholders from costs and take steps to accelerate the pace of remediation across the country. We will put a renewed focus on ensuring those responsible for the building safety crisis pay to put it right.
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing a response to her Department's consultation on reforms to social housing allocations, published on 30 January 2024.
Answer: The Government does not intend to enact the policy proposals set out in the consultation in question. A formal response will be issued in due course.
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to implement the conclusions of the London Plan review, published on 15 January 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to working in partnership with the Mayor on how housing delivery and affordable housing provision can be increased in London. We will work with the Mayor and his team to ensure that the London Plan is ambitious but also deliver...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for introducing measures on nutrient neutrality.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 556 on 26 July 2024. We will provide further updates on timing in due course.
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the projected size of the greenbelt by the end of this Parliament.
Answer: The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 3...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Departmental CoordinationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled The effectiveness of government in tackling homelessness, published on 23 July 2024, HC 119, if she will accept
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy working with Mayors and Councils to put us back on track to ending homelessness for good. We welcome the NAO’s rep...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities she expects to have up-to-date local plans on (a) 4 July 2025, (b) 4 July 2026, (c) 4 July 2027, (d) 4 July 2028 and (e) at the end of this Parliament.
Answer: This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have up-to-date local plans.We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst Time BuyersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to support home ownership for first-time buyers.
Answer: The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership.In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehe...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to cap council tax rises.
Answer: Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities 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 up-to-date local plans.We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal ...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDerelict LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how she plans to permit the fast-tracking of brownfield land.
Answer: The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 3...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordLevelling Up FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether money allocated through the Levelling Up Fund will be given to local authorities to spend.
Answer: This Government was elected on a manifesto that stressed a partnership approach with local authorities and an intention to stabilise the funding system, moving away from wasteful competition. Projects continue to receive funding where agreements are in pl...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost EffectivenessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for new efficiency savings in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies.
Answer: The government is taking action to make efficiency savings across back-office functions and communications and stopping non-essential spending on consultants. Further details are set out in Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25.
Answered 7 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what underspends there are within (a) her Department and (b) each of her Department's arms length bodies in this (a) financial year and (b) spending review period.
Answer: As the Chancellor set out in her statement on July 29, the government’s spending audit has identified a forecast Resource DEL overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out for departments at Spring Budget 2024. This already factors in the Treasury’...
Answered 6 Aug 2024
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