Written questions

Sir James Cleverly

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Visitor Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 4 December 2025, HCWS1128, on Devolution Priority Programme, whether delays to scheduled combined authority mayoral elections will impa

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the Islamophobia definition review to be published.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-2036: MHCLG policy statement to accompany guidance to bidders from Homes Engla

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Billingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Market: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations has her Department received on the closure of the (a) Smithfield and (b) Billingsgate market.

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Box 3.H, and Table 4.1 of the Autumn Budget 2025, HC 1492, 26 November 2025, and to the HMT document, Effects of the business rates retail, hospitality and leisure multipliers and high value multip

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he discussed Departmental business at the Labour YIMBY awards on 24 November 2025.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Homes England has issued guidance on (a) requiring diverse street names in new developments and (b) diversity targets on suppliers and registered providers receiving fund

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 84646 on Housing: Greater Manchester, what types of management information have been provided by the Greater Manchester Comb

28 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Stop Notices

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time is for an application to enforce a Temporary Stop Notice to be heard in the Planning Court.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual interest rate on the deferral of the high value council tax surcharge will be.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new council tax surcharge bands on property prices at the thresholds of each band.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Valuation Office Agency has made of the number of hereditaments that will pay the high-value multiplier by (a) sector type and (b) Special Category Code in 2026-27 based on the new Rating List.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what will each of the new four council tax surcharge bands be called.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the Valuation Office Agency’s estimate of the number of dwellings that will be in each higher value council tax surcharge band, in (a) England, and (b) each local authority in England.

28 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to paragraph 2.58 of the OBR, Economic and Fiscal Outlook, November 2025, CP1439, 26 November 2025, whether there is a government estimate of the cumulative net additions

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the publication of the draft Rating List of 26 November 2025, if he will publish the changes in average Rateable Values for each Special Category Code, compared to the previous Rating List, according to i

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Film: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when film studio relief on business rates will be applied in relation to the high-value supplement in 2026-27.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Local Government: VAT Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether local authorities will be able claim back VAT on private hire journeys for their SEND transport.

28 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Housing: Construction

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what number and proportion of housebuilding in the most recent year for which ONS holds figures was built in each constituent nation of the United Kingdom.

28 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025, to Question 89453, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, what was the monetary value of the council tax bill issued to the Government by Westminster City Council

28 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the high value council tax surcharge will be payable by Ministers in official Ministerial residences which are (a) occupied as a primary residence and (b) occupied as a secondary residence.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Surcharges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the valuation of the high value council tax surcharge will be undertaken through the use of the Valuation Office Agency’s Automated Valuation Model; and what is the frequency by which the valuations will be

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether transitional relief will apply to the application of the high-value business rate multiplier in 2026-27.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Empty Property and Second homes: Council Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the charging of (a) second homes and (b) empty homes council tax premiums on a dwelling will affect the calculation of the high value council tax surcharge liability.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the 2026 business rates revaluation is revenue neutral (i) in the first year, or (ii) over the valuation cycle.