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Written Question
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers
Friday 6th September 2024

Asked by: Kit Malthouse (Conservative - North West Hampshire)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers he has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A) remuneration, (B) title and (C) terms of reference was for each appointment.

Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has made two non-statutory direct ministerial appointments since being appointed to the role: Sir Michael Lyons as the Chair of the New Towns Taskforce, and Dame Kate Barker as the Deputy Chair of the New Towns Taskforce. The New Towns Taskforce will be responsible for recommending locations for new towns within the next year. We will set out further details of the Taskforce in the coming weeks, ahead of the appointment of the other Taskforce members and its first meeting in the autumn.

Written Question
Housing: Bricks
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Kit Malthouse (Conservative - North West Hampshire)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's policy is on mandating the use of swift bricks in (a) new housing developments and (b) renovation work.

Answered by Lee Rowley

I am grateful to my Rt Hon Friend, and others, for meeting me on this matter earlier this year. The Department will set out its position at the earliest opportunity, following the review of the information provided during the meeting.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister please confirm as she moves towards the award of these moneys, that she has sharply in her mind the fact that hidden among the averages of the otherwise prosperous south-east, there are some serious pockets of deprivation, not least in those London overspill towns that still ring …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report

"indicated dissent...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report

"No one in this House will ever forget the tragic events that unfolded in the early hours of 14 June 2017 or the 72 people who lost their lives in the most appalling circumstances. This city and country have had too many dark days, but the night of the Grenfell …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report

"A national improvement plan is being created for the sector by the National Fire Chiefs Council and will build on the work of its central programme office, the fire standards board, the protection board and the inspectorate.

Several Members, not least my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2020
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 Report

"Yes—my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State reassures me that we will absolutely keep a watching brief. The early signs are that the new protocol is having a beneficial effect.

The hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter) raised a query about what will happen to the site. He should …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Under the current plan-making regime, 37 local authorities have yet to adopt a local plan. Of these, 27 have submitted their draft plan for examination. We continue to monitor progress and offer support where appropriate in all these areas...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
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"As the hon. Gentleman pointed out, we commenced a formal process of intervention in 15 local authorities to ensure that they fulfil their obligations. I have spent the last 12 months touring the country, exhorting local authorities not only to get a local plan in place, but to do so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"My right hon. Friend, with her usual skill, puts up a stout defence on behalf of her constituents. She is quite right that protections that would otherwise exist for neighbourhood plans recede where a local plan is not in place, particularly when there is not a five-year land supply. I …..."
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