Every parliamentary written question tabled by James Cleverly this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, whether the new councils of (a) West Surrey and (b) East Surrey will be given Borough status.
Borough status is purely honorific and has no impact on the functions or responsibilities of local authorities. It can only be conferred on district councils by His Majesty The King.Existing borough status held by current councils in Surrey may continue t...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of pavement licences on the operating costs of hospitality businesses.
Fees for pavement licenses are set locally by licensing authorities. To ensure pavement licenses are affordable for businesses, government sets national fee caps of £500 for new pavement licences and £350 for renewals.In October 2025, the government launc...
Communities and Local Government, whether flying the Palestinian flag has deemed planning consent.
I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 88668 on 21 November 2025.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124686 on Tower Hamlets Council, what work the Tower Hamlets Ministerial Envoys are taking in relation to reviewing gran
The Ministerial Envoys are undertaking a deep dive project as part of the strengthened intervention package that was set out in the Directions on 17 March 2026, to provide assurance in relation to long-standing concerns. This includes the allocation of re...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of commonhold as the default tenure for flats on the (a) property price and (b) saleability of leasehold f
I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the government’s draft Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. This was published on 19 March 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here. It has been reviewed by the independent Regulatory Policy Commi...
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to councils on best practice for the operation of casting votes in No Overall Control councils.
Government has not issued guidance on the operation of casting votes at formal council meetings where there is no overall control.It is for individual councils to set their own voting procedures at meetings in line with requirements under Schedule 12 of t...
Communities and Local Government, how many homes need to be built in London for the Government to meet its 1.5 million target; and how many have been delivered to date.
The government’s Plan for Change includes a hugely ambitious milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England in this Parliament. This target is not segmented into specific regional contributions.Total Objectively Assessed Need (OAN) in ...
Communities and Local Government, how many homes will be (a) started and (b) completed in this Parliament under the New Towns Programme.
I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the public consultation on the proposed New Towns Programme and its environmental implications launched on 23 March 2026. This can be found on gov.uk here.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his department has made on the adequacy of the number of local authority staff with responsibility for enforcement action in the private rented sector.
Through the Renters’ Rights Act, the government is strengthening local authorities’ enforcement powers and extending and increasing ring-fenced civil penalties to support a ‘polluter pays’ approach to enforcement of the new tenancy system.In accordance wi...
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided additional (a) funding and (b) support to Birmingham City Council to facilitate the ending of the council's bin collection industrial action.
The department has not provided additional funding to Birmingham City Council to facilitate the end of the dispute in its waste service. The dispute is a local issue, so it is for the Council and Unite to find a sustainable solution, which we urge them to...
Communities and Local Government, what is the average workplace attendance in his Department’s London main building on a Friday as a proportion of assigned staff over the past 12 months.
We hold the information, but collating it and calculating an accurate percentage would exceed our cost limits.
Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the meetings his Department's special advisers have had with Labour Together since he was appointed.
Special Advisers are required to comply with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct at all times and are required to make declarations on meetings with senior media figures in line with published transparency guidance. Where a Special Adviser accompanies the...
Communities and Local Government, when the Rt. Hon Member for Braintree will receive a response to his correspondence dated 3 May 2026.
We are considering the points raised by the Rt Hon member in his correspondence and will respond in due course.
Communities and Local Government, when the Rt. Hon Member for Braintree will receive a response to his correspondence dated 18 February 2026.
We are considering the points raised by the Rt Hon member in his correspondence and will respond in due course.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 78, on Local Government Reorganisation, how much of the £63 million in funding for councils is t
The £63 million capacity funding is to support councils going through local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. It will be for councils to decide how to spend allocations, and this extra funding will hel...
Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a breakdown of the £63 million of funding to support local elections; which local authorities will receive it; what is the methodology; and whether the funding
The £63 million capacity funding is to support councils going through local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. It will be for councils to decide how to spend allocations, and this extra funding will hel...
Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities considering the Government’s letter on putting evidence to cancel local elections were (a) offering additional funding or (b) advised they may lose fund
The £63 million capacity funding is to support councils going through local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. It will be for councils to decide how to spend allocations, and this extra funding will hel...
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance, A Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility, section 6, of 9 March 2026, which body or authority will determine or interpret the public interest test.
The definition is non-statutory and does not create any new tests around the “public interest”. The term should be understood in its ordinary, commonly used meaning in UK legislation and policy: matters that serve society’s wider interests. There is also ...
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, pages 35 and 40, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the definition of ant
The definition is non-statutory and does not create any new tests around the “public interest”. The term should be understood in its ordinary, commonly used meaning in UK legislation and policy: matters that serve society’s wider interests. There is also ...
Communities and Local Government, whether special advisers have met or corresponded with (a) Criterion Capital or (b) Asif Aziz since July 2024.
Special Advisers at MHCLG have not met or corresponded with Criterion Capital or Asif Aziz since July 2024.