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18 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what the (a) job title, (b) unit or division and (c) grade is of each job advertised on Civil Service Jobs but not to the public since 4 July 2024.
ReplyFor the period, 4 July to 31 December 2024, 179 vacancies (67.6%) were advertised externally. 58 job vacancies (32.4% of total advertised) were advertised as Across Government only campaigns.This data set reflects campaigns that were advertised and appoin...
18 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of job vacancies in her Department have been externally advertised since 4 July 2024.
ReplyFor the period, 4 July to 31 December 2024, 179 vacancies (67.6%) were advertised externally. 58 job vacancies (32.4% of total advertised) were advertised as Across Government only campaigns.This data set reflects campaigns that were advertised and appoin...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17560 on Local Government Services: Rural Areas, if she will publish that equality impact assessment.
ReplyThe provisional settlement, published on 18 December, increases the total additional grant funding which will be made available to local councils in England through the settlement to over £2 billion. This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17560 on Local Government Services: Rural Areas, whether her Department has carried out an environmental principles assessm
ReplyThe provisional settlement, published on 18 December, increases the total additional grant funding which will be made available to local councils in England through the settlement to over £2 billion. This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how much each eligible local authority received in Rural Services Delivery Grant in 2024-25; and how much was allocated in total.
ReplyThe provisional settlement, published on 18 December, increases the total additional grant funding which will be made available to local councils in England through the settlement to over £2 billion. This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17553 on Housing: Ownership, whether she has made an estimate of potential changes in the levels of Right to Buy sales aris
ReplyA review of Right to Buy discounts was published alongside the Budget. In this review, our modelling suggests a reduction in Right to Buy sales under the new maximum cash discounts with a long run average of c. 1,700 sales annually.On 20 November we launc...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, published on 12
ReplyThe Department does not routinely publish responses received to public consultations. Many organisations, including councils, choose to publish their responses on their websites.
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17559 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment, which organisations second staff to her Departm
ReplyOrganisations provided are for secondments active on 30/11/2024 within the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government. OrganisationUniversity of CambridgeAylesbury Vale District CouncilNewcastle City CouncilHomes EnglandLocal Government Associa...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17553 on Housing: Ownership, if she will make an estimate of the number of replacement affordable housing units in each of
ReplyAs detailed in the review of the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012 published on 30 October 2024 alongside the Budget, during the period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2021 the replacement target was 62,485 but only 47,864 replacements were del...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the requirement for local authority statutory notices to be published in local newspapers.
ReplyI refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 15985 on 3 December 2024.
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 16934 on Devolution: Essex, whether the May 2025 local elections will take place as scheduled.
ReplyIt is usual for the government to take account of requests for reorganisation, and to decide on the appropriateness of elections taking place to local authorities which are planned to be replaced, usually postponing to allow elections to the new shadow au...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17552 on Local Government: Employers’ Contributions, what representations her Department has received on the cost of local
ReplyThe department regularly engages with a wide range of councils and representative bodies. Alongside the provisional Settlement, the government launched a consultation that seeks views, in particular from representatives of local government, on proposals f...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.
ReplyThe Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities.This government is determined to drive up standards in the private p...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 15005 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings, if she will list the address of every departmenta
ReplyThe address of every departmental office and the number of staff assigned to each of those offices is set out below, together with confirmation of which offices will remain open and which will close. Office LocationAddressStatusStaff assignedBelfastErskin...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, what deprivation data her Department will use.
ReplyThe government is taking immediate action to begin addressing the challenges facing local government by ensuring that funding goes to the places that need it most in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement. We are taking difficult decisions to rep...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether her Department has contributed to the extremism review.
ReplyI refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 15694 on 2 December 2024. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has supported the rapid review ordered by the Home Secretary, and the government will set out its approach to co...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher levels of immigration on (a) house prices and (b) rental costs.
ReplyThe government is determined to address the dire inheritance left by its predecessor and restore order to the asylum and immigration systems, delivering lower net migration.Boosting the supply of homes of all tenures must be at the heart of any strategy t...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department work on integration and community cohesion.
ReplyStaff in the department often work across a range of policy areas other than their primary role so it is not possible to specify exact numbers.Cohesion & Integration is a core thread of policy that cuts across many aspects of the departments work.Deta...
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether she has an annual house building target for England.
ReplyI refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 19066 on 20 December 2024.
17 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, how many councils will receive that funding.
ReplyThe government is taking immediate action to begin addressing the challenges facing local government by ensuring that funding goes to the places that need it most in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement. We are taking difficult decisions to rep...