Every parliamentary written question tabled by Kemi Badenoch 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, pursuant to the answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 815 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what steps she plans to take to empower (a) regulators and (b) local authorities to act.
The pace of remediation has been unacceptably slow. Work is underway through existing programmes to bring together local actors, enforcers and partners to drive efficiencies in the current operation. In parallel, we are developing a comprehensive action p...
Communities and Local Government, whether (a) officials, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers have met representatives of Hope Not Hate since the general election.
(a) Officials have attended forums where Hope Not Hate have been present and have been sighted on reports generated by the organisation since the General Election, (b) details of meetings special advisers have with external organisations are published on ...
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024, to Question 4354, on Public Houses: Business Rates, whether the introduction of a pub smoking ban would be deemed to be a material consideration for the purposes of calcu
Schedule 6 of The Local Government Finance Act 1988 states that no account is to be taken of any matter that is directly attributable to a change in legislation when determining a pub’s rateable value.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's planning policies on large-scale solar farms on food (a) production and (b) security in England.
The total area used for solar farms is very small, and – even in the most ambitious scenarios – solar farms will occupy less than 1% of the UK’s agricultural land, causing minimal impact on food production. We produce 62% of all the food we need, and 75% ...
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024, to Question 4354, on Public Houses: Business Rates, whether (a) pavement licences under the Business and Planning Act 2020 and (b) outdoor licensing under the Licensing A
Fair Maintainable Trade (FMT), for the purposes of determining a property’s rateable value, is an assessment of the property’s potential turnover. The absence or presence of a pavement or outdoor license will be reflected in the overall FMT for each pub.
Pursuant to the answer of 17 September 2024, to Question 5223, on Council Tax: Wales, if she will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of any report or documentation provided by CART to the Valuation Office
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes all contracts above £12,000 (including VAT) on GOV.UK in line with Government transparency rules. As the contract between the agency and the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology (CART) falls below this t...
Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on (a) producing and (b) updating productivity plans since 4 July 2024.
I wrote to all councils on 13 September to thank them for producing a plan and detail the rich evidence base they have given us. I proposed that we work together to build on the work to get more out of existing resources. I was also clear that I am not in...
Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 5223 on Council Tax: Wales, if she will publish the contract between the Valuation Office Agency and the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes all contracts above £12,000 (including VAT) on GOV.UK in line with Government transparency rules. As the contract between the agency and the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology (CART) falls below this t...
Pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024, to Question 5155, on Council tax: Wales, if she will list each individual type of variable used in the Valuation Office Agency's Automated Valuation Model.
The variables used in the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) Wales Automated Valuation Model and sources are listed in the table below: Data / VariableSource:Sale Price & DateVOA sales data; HM Land Registry Price Paid DataSale Price AdjustmentOffice for...
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2024 to Question 5409 on Recycling, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward the secondary legislation to meet the timescales set out i
The relevant legislation introducing Simpler Recycling in the Environment Act 2021, launched under a Government she was part of, has now come into force. This means that the requirements regarding separate collection of the core recyclable waste streams w...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department was consulted prior to the publication of the revised planning policy on onshore wind.
The planning policy on onshore wind was announced pre-election. It was supported by the voting public and has our full support.
Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the papers produced for her meeting with local authorities to discuss housing reforms in August 2024.
It is not standard practice to publish the papers for this kind of confidential meeting.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to her policy on lowering the voting age to 16 and to the Answer of 2 August 2024 to Question HL382 on Caffeine: Children, what steps she plans to take to help sup
The Government is committed to carefully and thoroughly reviewing the voter identification rules and evaluating how they impacted citizens during the General Election. Work is already underway on this evaluation and will include consideration of how 16 an...
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to hold discussions with (a) the Parliamentary Parties Panel and (b) electoral administrators on electoral law.
Alongside work to deliver on our manifesto commitments, the Government is considering a range of policies and approaches to tackle the challenges in the current systems for electoral registration and conduct. We will continue to work in partnership with k...
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 3903 on Political Parties: Finance, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of political parties on the d
As set out in our manifesto, the Government intends to strengthen the rules around donations to political parties to protect our democracy. The policy development work to give effect to this commitment is ongoing, and we will engage with key stakeholders ...
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 3903 on Political Parties: Finance, what her policy is on (a) the regulation of and (b) reporting thresholds for donations
As set out in our manifesto, the Government intends to strengthen the rules around donations to political parties to protect our democracy. The policy development work to give effect to this commitment is ongoing, and we will engage with key stakeholders ...
Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the level of intimidation experienced by candidates during the general election in 2024.
Intimidation and abuse of those participating in public life has no place in our society and cannot be tolerated.The Deputy Prime Minister and Home Secretary have already hosted a roundtable to discuss the unacceptable intimidation and abuse directed towa...
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Flying flags: a plain English guide, published on 20 July 2024, which flags related to sexual orientation and gender identity have deemed
Flag advertisements which benefit from deemed consent are set out in Class 7 of Schedule 3 to The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) (England) Regulations 2007.
Communities and Local Government, which measures in the Electoral Integrity Programme have been implemented; and what her planned timetable is for implementing the remaining the measures.
All the measures pertaining to the Electoral Integrity Programme, stemming from the Elections Act 2022, have now been implemented. This is with exception of the measures regarding the franchise for European citizens, which are in progress and are due to h...
Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a (a) regulatory impact assessment, (b) equality impact assessment, (c) family test assessment and (d) environmental principles assessment for the Renters’ Ri
The Government submitted the Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 16 September 2024 to the Regulatory Policy Committee. The Government will publish the impact assessment in due course. In line with usual practice, the Government will always c...