Every parliamentary written question tabled by Peter Lamb this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 1–9 of 9 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering the recommendations of the Sir Mike Lyons New Town Commission report from September 2025.
The government tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. On 28 September 20...
Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help achieve rental convergence in the social housing sector.
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 28 January 2026 (HCWS1283).
Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's financial assessment and underlying data of the costs and savings of Local Government Reform.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 77631 on 13 October 2025.
Communities and Local Government, what his expected timetable is for publication of the Government’s response to the consultation on strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England.
The Government response to the Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England consultation was published on 11 November.
Communities and Local Government, when the independent review into civil unrest in Leicester in 2022 is due to report.
The government is reviewing the panel’s findings and recommendations and will respond in due course.
Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to consider the potential merits of a statutory code of conduct for local government councillors.
I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 78274 on 20 October 2025. The government consulted on reforms to the local government standards regime earlier this year and the response will be issued in due course.
Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations on a Housing Revenue Account agreement outlined in the report commissioned by Southwark council entitled securing the future of council housing, published in July 2024.
The government are giving careful consideration to the recommendations of the report in question as part of our ongoing commitment to support local authorities facing Housing Revenue Account financial pressures.
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to enable communities covered by a borough council to retain (a) mayors, (b) honorary freemen and (c) honorary aldermen; and how appointments of other local officers of dignity will be made after unitarisation.
The Government is committed to ensuring that the treasured historic and ceremonial rights and privileges of local communities will be protected through the local government reorganisation process. General regulations governing unitarisation exercises provide that honorary freemen and aldermen of predecessor local authorities retain their status for the relevant successor unitary authorities.After reorganisation, parish councils may make ceremonial appointments for their area. Where there is no such parish, at the request of the council involved, we can establish charter trustees for the areas of predecessor borough or city areas to preserve their historic rights and privileges, including the ability to appoint a mayor, deputy mayor, and honorary freemen and aldermen. We recognise this as an important issue for areas and if there will be a need for legislation to establish charter trustees this will be discussed with the area in advance of reorganisation.
Communities and Local Government, what role the Office of Local Government will play in examining council spending.
We are currently reviewing the role of Office for Local Government and we will announce the outcome shortly. Scrutiny of council spending is clearly important, and that is why we are committed to overhauling the broken local audit system we inherited.We h...