Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published the Government’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on the Sustainability and finances of the Social Housing sector

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published the Government’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on disabled people in the housing sector.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has commented on the Government’s response today to Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, ahead of planned HCLG Committee evidence sessions over the coming months.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has published the written evidence submissions for its inquiry looking at whether the local government finance system in England is fit for purpose.

England is experiencing a rough-sleeping emergency and the rising number of people sleeping rough is a source of national shame, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, and Rushanara Ali, Minister for Homelessness and Democracy, published today.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), to raise concerns about the impact of the freezing of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry to look at how land value capture policies - which seek to capture the value uplift on land when it is granted planning permission - can contribute to the delivery of the Government’s house building plans and help fund affordable housing and public infrastructure.

On Tuesday morning, the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee will question Rushanara Ali MP, Minister for Homelessness and Democracy, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, for the Committee’s short inquiries on children in temporary accommodation and rough sleeping.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, has commented on the Government’s announcement today on the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for councils in England.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, has commented on the Government’s announcement today on the English Devolution White Paper.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, has commented on the Government’s announcement today on revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry looking at whether the local government finance system in England is fit for purpose.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published the Regulator of Social Housing’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on the Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, has commented on today’s Written Ministerial Statement on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched a short-inquiry on rough sleeping, looking at the causes of rough sleeping, why it has been on the rise in recent years, and at potential solutions.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee, has commented on the publication of the National Audit Office’s report, Dangerous cladding: the Government’s remediation portfolio.

New inquiry: Children in temporary accommodation inquiry launched by Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, has commented on today’s Budget statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Florence Eshalomi MP elected as Chair of Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee