Written questions

Sir James Cleverly

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Tax Yields

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what commissioned data was provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility for the calculation of recent business rate receipts forecasts.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Treasury Select Committee, Work of HM Revenue and Customs - Oral evidence, HC 416, 13 January 2026, Question 480, if she will publish equivalent figures for the average change in Rateable value

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee press notice of 20 January 2026, what steps his Department is taking to improve clarity on the role that national securi

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026, to Question 102811, on Planning Permission, whether any other guidance has been given on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child i

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 106112, on Local Government: Elections, and with reference to his letter to local authorities of 22 January 2026, on what e

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2026, to Question 104170, on Local Government: Reorganisation, and pursuant to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage of 26 January 2026,

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the correspondence, Local government reorganisation: further letter to council leaders with elections in May 2026, of 19 January 2026, for what reason those let

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to principal local authorities on providing financial support to town and parish councils for their contribution towards local council tax support; a

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Legal Systems: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 August 2024, to Question HL394, on Legal Systems: Islam, what research has his department conducted on the operation of (a) shariah courts and (b) Mus

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning guidance has been given to local authorities on land which is contaminated due to former foot and mouth burial pits.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish each council response to the Ministerial letter on local government reorganisation of 18 December 2025.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the correspondence entitled Public Letter on Called-in decision: Royal Mint Court, of 20 January 2026, whether the mitigation measures are reflected in planning

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Home Office oral statement on 20 January 2026, on the Chinese Embassy, whether the unredacted plans for the Embassy were subject to scrutiny by the planning

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026, to Question 104668, on council tax, if he will publish a table listing the notional Band D level for each local authority in England in

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish correspondence from each council requesting election delays in relevant areas.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Lexington Communications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has has discussions with West Yorkshire Combined Authority on contract reference 20250627172243-103257, awarded to Lexington Communications; and whether his Department

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105226 on Small Businesses: Business Rates, whether the relevant Transitional Relief percentage cap under Supporting Small Business Relief scheme applies to smal

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the monetary value of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief to qualifying individual businesses in (a) 2024-25, (b) 2025-26 and (c

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing the eligibility for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure support on the monetary value of that support to individual firms.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the National Protective Security Authority provided advice on the planning process on the Chinese Embassy.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elizabeth Line: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104895 on Elizabeth Line: Business Rates, whether (a) the Valuation Office Agency and (b) his Department has made an assessm

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wood-burning Stoves

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to restrict or ban the use of wood-burning stoves in homes.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greenpeace

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025, on Question 89461, on Greenpeace, what topics were discussed, on each date; and how many meetings have been held in total.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the time taken for businesses to amend computer billing systems to implement the new pub relief.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 104783, on Planning: Equality, and to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 105975, on Planning Permission: Equality,

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Plan for Neighbourhoods: governance and boundary guidance, published on 12 March 2025, what role will community leaders who are not elected representatives

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104771 on MHCLG: Remote Working, if he will publish the recorded workplace attendance data for the last quarter, for each of

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to Housing supply: indicators of new supply, England: July to September 2025, published on 15 January 2026, paragraph 2.1, what estimate his Department has made of the nu

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78185 on Glenigan, what assessment has Glenigan made of the reasons for sites with planning permission not being (a) started

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