Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Local Government)

Organisations: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Responsibilities

• local government finance
• local government policy - including Office for Local Government (Oflog), stewardship, local audit and governance reform
• elections policy and Electoral Integrity Programme implementation
• COVID-19 Inquiry
• planning casework - including Grenfell Memorial decision maker

Previous holders of this role

1. Simon Hoare MP

   2023 to 2024

Announcements

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• Liverpool City Council: Ministerial response to Commissioners’ fifth report
  • 08 May 2024
  • Correspondence
• Neonatal leave for councillors: letter to council leaders
  • 21 March 2024
  • Correspondence
• Withholding details of councillors’ sensitive interests and home addresses: letter to local authorities
  • 18 March 2024
  • Correspondence
• Crack down on long term empty homes
  • 11 March 2024
  • Press release
• Liverpool City Council: Letter to Commissioners (7 March 2024)
  • 07 March 2024
  • Correspondence
• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: Letter to the Leader following the Commissioners’ fourth report
  • 07 March 2024
  • Correspondence
• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: Ministerial response to fourth report
  • 07 March 2024
  • Correspondence
• Thurrock Council: Ministerial response to Commissioners’ third report
  • 07 March 2024
  • Correspondence
• Woking Borough Council: Exceptional Financial Support request 2024-25
  • 29 February 2024
  • Correspondence
• Nottingham City Council: Exceptional Financial Support request 2024-25
  • 29 February 2024
  • Correspondence

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