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The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services.
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The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services.
Departments provide officials, Ministers and special advisers with access to secure, enterprise-grade generative AI tools that have been assured to the appropriate security standards and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any special advisers have left his Department since July 2024 for (a) misconduct and (b) breaches of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any special advisers have left his Department since July 2024 for (a) misconduct and (b) breaches of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.
They have not.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for a breakdown of the programme gross spend and income of RDEL in the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, SoPS 1.1.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for a breakdown of the programme gross spend and income of RDEL in the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, SoPS 1.1.
The Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 reports the figures for both spend and income across all Estimate Lines. For the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in SoPS 1.1, total gross expenditure is stated as £1.583bn with the major items of expenditure, and corresponding links for further information, as follows:
Expenditure
- Homelessness Prevention Grant: 2023 to 2025 - GOV.UK
- New Homes Bonus allocation table: final local government finance settlement 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK
- Rough Sleeping Initiative: 2022 to 2025 updated funding allocations - GOV.UK
- Rough sleeping winter pressures 2024-25 funding allocations - GOV.UK Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant 2022 to 2025 funding allocations - GOV.UK
- Local Authority Domestic Abuse Duty: 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 funding allocations - GOV.UK
For the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in SoPS 1.1, income is stated as £0.033bn. The main item of income is from the Planning Inspectorate, and further detail can be found here:
Income:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the London Plan policy on Accessibility (D7) on the ability to construct mansion blocks with walk-up steps in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the London Plan policy on Accessibility (D7) on the ability to construct mansion blocks with walk-up steps in London.
I have not made a specific assessment of this London Plan policy. The current London Plan was published in 2021 and was the subject of public consultation in 2018, an Examination in Public in 2019 and Secretary of State consideration in 2020, where the policy would have been considered.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for additional guidance to ensure that post-war low-rise council blocks, not covered by the Building Safety Act, are proactively inspected and maintained.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for additional guidance to ensure that post-war low-rise council blocks, not covered by the Building Safety Act, are proactively inspected and maintained.
Building owners are responsible for managing building safety and performance issues in their buildings in a proportionate, risk-based and evidence-based manner, and for taking action where necessary.
Existing legislation and guidance already require building owners and responsible persons to identify, assess and manage safety risks in residential buildings, including low-rise council blocks. This includes requirements under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The Government keeps building safety requirements under review. Updated HHSRS regulations and guidance came into force in June 2026.
Current HHSRS guidance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-health-and-safety-rating-system-hhsrs-guidance.
Current FSO guidance can be found here: ‘A guide to making your small block of flats safe from fire’ and ‘Fire safety in purpose-built blocks of flats’.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries attended by Fire and Rescue Services in Slough each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries attended by Fire and Rescue Services in Slough each year.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) does not currently hold data on the number of fires caused by lithium-ion battery failures attended by Fire and Rescue Services in Slough, or elsewhere in England.
MHCLG collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of the ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, available here. This does not yet include data on whether fire incidents attended were caused by lithium-ion failures.
The Fire and Rescue Analysis Platform (FaRDaP) is now used for the collection of fire and rescue incident data, and work is ongoing to update the data it will collect, with data covering lithium-ion batteries’ role in fire incidents potentially able to be included in the future.
In addition, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) conduct research into product safety risks associated with lithium-ion batteries and are working closely with MHCLG and other Government Departments to develop this knowledge base. A report from January 2025 by the OPSS that covers the root causes of fire incidents often associated with lithium-ion battery failures is available here.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authorities in England have an up-to-date community risk register and emergency plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authorities in England have an up-to-date community risk register and emergency plan.
As of July 2026, all of the 38 Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) in England have a Community Risk Register currently in place, of which 21 were reviewed and updated within the past 2 years and 17 are currently under review or due to be reviewed.
LRFs, established under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, are based on police force boundaries and bring together emergency services, local authorities, health partners and other responder organisations. The 38 LRFs in England are responsible for producing Community Risk Registers and developing and maintaining multi-agency emergency plans, which collectively cover all local authorities in England. Local authorities participate as core partners in these arrangements.
Community Risk Registers are public-facing risk assessments produced by LRFs. They identify the most significant risks facing a local area and draw on the National Risk Register, guidance produced by the Cabinet Office and local expertise to inform emergency planning and preparedness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties, of 7 July 2026, whether the residency requirement for former overseas electors to no longer be subject to the £100,000 cap is a year of continuous UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties, of 7 July 2026, whether the residency requirement for former overseas electors to no longer be subject to the £100,000 cap is a year of continuous UK...
Overseas electors and other individuals who return to the UK from abroad, will need to be continuously resident in the UK for at least a full calendar year before they can donate above the cap.
For example, for an individual who returned in 2026, the individual must be continuously resident for the remainder of 2026, and for the entirety of 2027, before no longer being subject to the cap.
Residency is determined using the existing electoral law concept of residence in section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1983. Residence is therefore determined by a factual assessment of whether someone is genuinely living at a UK address.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions and correspondence his Department has had with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on proportional representation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions and correspondence his Department has had with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on proportional representation.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has not held any formal discussions or exchanged official correspondence with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on proportional representation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the cost incurred by accountable persons for time spent by the Building Safety Regulator to determine building assessment certificate applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate has been made of the cost incurred by accountable persons for time spent by the Building Safety Regulator to determine building assessment certificate applications.
The cost of a Building Assessment Certificate application varies due to the application's complexity and quality. For applications submitted and determined between 1st January 2025 and 31st March 2026, the average cost is £15,561.
The Building Safety Regulator’s recent announcement of a reset in its approach to Building Assessment Certificates will result in a more proportionate and efficient approach, with more support for Principle Accountable Persons (PAPs). These changes are expected to result in lower average costs for PAPs and, ultimately, residents and leaseholders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households received council tax relief under the Flood Recovery Framework in each financial year since 2023-24, broken down by local authority area; and what the total value of council tax relief awarded was in each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households received council tax relief under the Flood Recovery Framework in each financial year since 2023-24, broken down by local authority area; and what the total value of council tax relief awarded was in each year.
Since 2023-24, the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated twice: first in October 2023 following Storm Babet, and again in January 2024 following Storm Henk. Under each activation, flood-impacted households were eligible to claim council tax relief for up to two financial years, ending on 31 March 2025.
The number of council tax relief awards, and the value of those awards, by eligible local authority area is set out in the table below.
Storms Babet and Henk: Council Tax Discount Awards | ||||||
Local Authority | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | Total awards | Total value of awards | ||
No. of awards | Value of awards | No. of awards | Value of awards | |||
Amber Valley | 56 | £28,407.20 | 44 | £34,988.24 | 100 | £63,395.44 |
Ashfield | 68 | £37,482.43 | 23 | £20,939.48 | 91 | £58,421.91 |
Babergh | 34 | £23,039.39 | 7 | £13,593.73 | 41 | £36,633.12 |
Bassetlaw | 182 | £95,142.98 | 182 | £95,142.98 | ||
Blaby | 63 | £32,254.71 | 74 | £14,317.17 | 137 | £46,571.88 |
Bolsover | 51 | £26,799.74 | 19 | £16,758.94 | 70 | £43,558.68 |
Breckland | 73 | £44,935.05 | 34 | £30,190.23 | 107 | £75,125.28 |
Broadland | 1 | £642.95 | 1 | £642.95 | ||
Bromsgrove | 18 | £9,894.54 | 18 | £9,894.54 | ||
Broxtowe | 245 | £153,377.66 | 131 | £114,746.71 | 376 | £268,124.37 |
Cannock Chase | 1 | £201.93 | 1 | £201.93 | ||
Charnwood | 178 | £61,667.36 | 176 | £26,950.34 | 354 | £88,617.70 |
Cheshire West & Chester | 7 | £5,026.37 | 7 | £5,026.37 | ||
Chesterfield | 298 | £116,361.69 | 298 | £116,361.69 | ||
Derby City | 3 | £2,300.05 | 3 | £2,300.05 | ||
Derbyshire Dales | 64 | £35,250.90 | 14 | £17,787.31 | 78 | £53,038.21 |
East Lindsey | 231 | £103,771.36 | 125 | £41,005.75 | 356 | £144,777.11 |
East Staffordshire | 41 | £24,018.91 | 3 | £101.14 | 44 | £24,120.05 |
East Suffolk | 286 | £188,897.57 | 101 | £102,289.50 | 387 | £291,187.07 |
Elmbridge | 5 | £2,898.24 | 5 | £124.98 | 10 | £3,023.22 |
Erewash | 265 | £122,023.79 | 76 | £59,755.98 | 341 | £181,779.77 |
Gedling | 63 | £38,093.66 | 63 | £38,093.66 | ||
Gloucester | 46 | £14,339.45 |
|
| 46 | £14,339.45 |
Guildford | 38 | £19,588.76 | 2 | £1,445.64 | 40 | £21,034.40 |
Harborough | 29 | £16,042.56 | 27 | £12,185.54 | 56 | £28,228.10 |
Herefordshire | 31 | £19,149.15 | 31 | £314.12 | 62 | £19,463.27 |
High Peak | 13 | £7,313.20 |
|
| 13 | £7,313.20 |
Isle of Wight | 205 | £112,074.72 | 96 | £53,816.03 | 301 | £165,890.75 |
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk | 6 | £2,114.41 |
|
| 6 | £2,114.41 |
Leicester | 85 | £27,839.91 | 9 | £3,058.45 | 94 | £30,898.36 |
Lichfield | 7 | £3,784.32 | 7 | £54.23 | 14 | £3,838.55 |
Lincoln City | 15 | £7,190.22 | 9 | £6,001.71 | 24 | £13,191.93 |
Malvern Hills | 16 | £10,601.48 | 8 | £19,580.59 | 24 | £30,182.07 |
Mansfield | 8 | £4,489.09 | 7 | £5,322.52 | 15 | £9,811.61 |
Melton | 19 | £9,816.82 |
|
| 19 | £9,816.82 |
Mid Suffolk | 335 | £199,881.75 | 70 | £89,416.63 | 405 | £289,298.38 |
Newark & Sherwood | 431 | £297,414.51 | 273 | £223,248.06 | 704 | £520,662.57 |
North East Derbyshire | 122 | £69,700.05 | 66 | £42,645.17 | 188 | £112,345.22 |
North Kesteven | 127 | £80,613.05 |
|
| 127 | £80,613.05 |
North Norfolk | 2 | £1,284.73 |
|
| 2 | £1,284.73 |
North Warwickshire | 8 | £3,809.61 |
|
| 8 | £3,809.61 |
NW Leicestershire | 54 | £20,004.59 | 36 | £3,045.75 | 75 | £23,050.34 |
Nuneaton & Bedworth | 6 | £3,502.99 |
|
| 6 | £3,502.99 |
Oadby & Wigton |
| 2 | £731.14 | 2 | £731.14 | |
Oxford City | 3 | £1,674.14 |
|
| 3 | £1,674.14 |
Redditch | 1 | £407.91 |
|
| 1 | £407.91 |
Reigate & Banstead | 1 | £948.22 |
|
| 1 | £948.22 |
Rotherham | 203 | £103,253.65 | 142 | £95,038.98 | 345 | £198,292.63 |
Runnymede | 17 | £12,401.05 |
|
| 17 | £12,401.05 |
Rushcliffe | 98 | £49,796.55 | 87 | £10,705.10 | 185 | £60,501.65 |
Shropshire | 95 | £48,521.22 | 27 | £10,632.74 | 122 | £59,153.96 |
Somerset | 86 | £46,504.67 |
|
| 86 | £46,504.67 |
South Derbyshire | 12 | £5,987.57 | 6 | £1,333.86 | 18 | £7,321.43 |
South Kesteven | 53 | £29,449.12 | 129 | £128,698.70 | 182 | £158,147.82 |
South Norfolk | 12 | £6,599.80 | 2 | £344.94 | 14 | £6,944.74 |
South Oxfordshire | 34 | £23,290.82 | 14 | £29,161.08 | 48 | £52,451.90 |
South Staffordshire | 3 | £1,611.00 |
|
| 3 | £1,611.00 |
Spelthorne | 46 | £22,567.59 |
|
| 46 | £22,567.59 |
Stafford | 32 | £10,403.00 |
|
| 32 | £10,403.00 |
Staffordshire Moorlands | 5 | £1,828.76 |
|
| 5 | £1,828.76 |
Stratford-on-Avon | 38 | £17,316.44 | 4 | £1,791.34 | 42 | £19,107.78 |
Telford & Wrekin | 35 | £11,789.94 |
|
| 35 | £11,789.94 |
Tewkesbury | 184 | £78,754.84 |
|
| 184 | £78,754.84 |
Tower Hamlets | 18 | £5,744.49 |
|
| 18 | £5,744.49 |
Vale of White Horse | 34 | £19,347.29 | 17 | £32,453.34 | 51 | £51,800.63 |
Warwick | 8 | £6,228.36 |
|
| 8 | £6,228.36 |
Waverley | 4 | £2,185.71 | 1 | £562.04 | 5 | £2,747.75 |
West Berkshire | 45 | £28,039.08 | 47 | £13,104.10 | 92 | £41,143.18 |
West Lindsey | 82 | £59,847.32 | 82 | £59,847.32 | ||
West Oxfordshire | 2 | £1,427.17 |
|
| 2 | £1,427.17 |
West Suffolk | 27 | £17,176.00 | 7 | £8,059.21 | 34 | £25,235.21 |
Wiltshire | 87 | £39,154.00 |
|
| 87 | £39,154.00 |
Windsor & Maidenhead | 21 | £18,943.57 |
|
| 21 | £18,943.57 |
Wychavon | 2 | £2,717.89 | 2 | £3,252.98 | 4 | £5,970.87 |
Wyre Forest | 35 | £15,498.00 |
|
| 35 | £15,498.00 |
TOTALS | 5,077 | £2,712,611.70 | 2,042 | £1,349,400.68 | 7,104 | £4,062,012.51 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8252 on Election Pilot schemes, for what reason the applications were withdrawn; how much was spent on cancelled voting pilots; and whether any other local authorities had cancelled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8252 on Election Pilot schemes, for what reason the applications were withdrawn; how much was spent on cancelled voting pilots; and whether any other local authorities had cancelled...
A number of local authorities withdrew their applications to participate in flexible voting pilots for the May 2026 elections following the planned postponement of their polls, which meant pilots could no longer be delivered as intended, despite the elections going ahead.
In addition, Plymouth City Council withdrew due to safety concerns arising from a planned protest outside the proposed pilot venue on the day of the pilot.
The total provided in respect of pilot delivery activity that could not proceed following a local authority's withdrawal from the May 2026 flexible voting pilots was £394,272. Funding was also provided for the development of wider pilot capability that was not deployed at the May 2026 elections but may be used to support potential future pilots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8561 on Air Conditioning, what are the timetable and terms of reference for the Building Safety Regulator's review into Part O of building regulations; and whether it will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8561 on Air Conditioning, what are the timetable and terms of reference for the Building Safety Regulator's review into Part O of building regulations; and whether it will...
The Building Safety Regulator's technical review of Part O of the Building Regulations is underway. The review is considering the guidance relevant to all aspects of the Part O requirement, including both: 1(a) limiting unwanted solar gains in summer; and 1(b) providing an adequate means to remove heat from buildings.
The review will also consider issues raised by stakeholders through the 2023 call for evidence - this includes concerns about how the relationship between passive and active cooling measures is considered in the guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties, of 7 July 2026, whether the minimum residency requirement applies individuals who have been continually registered as domestic electors but who may have been residing abroad in whole...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties, of 7 July 2026, whether the minimum residency requirement applies individuals who have been continually registered as domestic electors but who may have been residing abroad in whole...
The relevant question for the purposes of the minimum residency period is when the individual was last resident outside the United Kingdom.
Residency is determined using the existing electoral law concept of residence in section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1983. Residence is therefore determined by a factual assessment of whether someone is genuinely living at a UK address. A donor will be required to declare whether they are and have been resident in the UK based on their own circumstances.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Department; and whether an impact assessment has been undertaken of their combined impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Department; and whether an impact assessment has been undertaken of their combined impact...
The Government is aware of the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and that this might affect the permissibility of certain sponsorship arrangements at party conferences. The Government continues to engage with political parties and the Electoral Commission on this matter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 9009 on Political parties: Finance, what assessment has been made of whether such property assets of defunct or wound-down (a) political property companies and (b) political clubs could...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 9009 on Political parties: Finance, what assessment has been made of whether such property assets of defunct or wound-down (a) political property companies and (b) political clubs could...
The Representation of the People Bill introduces new, stricter requirements for companies wishing to make donations to political parties and other regulated entities. Companies set up to hold property assets will be subject to those requirements, including being able to demonstrate sufficient profit.
The government recognises the concern that these types of companies may not be able to meet this test. We are continuing to engage with political parties and other stakeholders to consider the potential implications and practical operation of these reforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Inspection of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, a) when do Ministers expect to receive the report, and b) whether the report will be made publicly available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Inspection of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, a) when do Ministers expect to receive the report, and b) whether the report will be made publicly available.
I received the report into the Best Value Inspection of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority on 11 June 2026. I am currently considering the report's findings and recommendations. No decision has yet been taken on publication. Any announcement on publication or next steps will be made in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections, of 6 July 2026, whether political parties will be retrospectively required to return donations from 25 March 2026 to 5...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections, of 6 July 2026, whether political parties will be retrospectively required to return donations from 25 March 2026 to 5...
The minimum residency requirement which was announced by Government on 6 July 2026 will apply to any registered overseas elector who then registered domestically from 25 March 2026 onwards. For registered overseas electors who register domestically this year, the minimum residency period will apply until 1 January 2028.
For non-registered individuals who were residing abroad, the modified minimum residency requirement applies from 6 July.
Donations from before commencement which exceed the cap, either outright or when aggregated with other donations and regulated transactions in the same year, must be returned within 60 days of commencement of the provisions in the Representation of the People Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026, to Question 117888, on Candidates, whether his Department is retaining the requirement that the office address must be within the local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026, to Question 117888, on Candidates, whether his Department is retaining the requirement that the office address must be within the local authority area.
The government is not changing location requirements for office addresses. Through the Representation of the People Bill, election agents will still need to provide a home address, but they will also be able to provide a correspondence address for publication instead of their home address. That correspondence address may be located anywhere in the United Kingdom.