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Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Commons Select Committee

Welcome to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee. The Committee scrutinises the policy, administration and spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and is comprised of MPs from across the House of Commons. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsHCLG

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

6 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing
Report:
Published
On 27 July 2020
Opened 4 March 2020
Cladding: progress on remediation
Report:
Published
On 12 June 2020
Opened 6 March 2020
Progress on devolution in England
Opened 9 March 2020
Work of the Department
Opened 14 April 2020
Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on homelessness and the private rented sector
Report:
Published
On 22 May 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 30 June 2020
Opened 16 April 2020
Supporting our high streets after COVID-19
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 14 September 2020
Opened 8 July 2020

Non-inquiry work

Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.

Latest news

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New inquiry: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill
Committee launches new inquiry Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill
5 August 2020
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90,000 new social homes a year achievable with Government support
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee publishes report on building more social housing
27 July 2020
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Robert Jenrick questioned on the work of his Department
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee hears from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
17 July 2020

Latest publications

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3rd Report: Building more social housing
Inquiry Long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing
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Letter from the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing to the Chair dated 17 July 2020 regarding leasehold reform
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Correspondence
Letter from the Minister for Housing to the Chair dated 20 July 2020 in reply to several letters sent on 8 July
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Correspondence

Contact us

To contact the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, please telephone 030 3444 0000, or use the Ministry's online contact form at https://forms.communities.gov.uk/

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: General inquiries: 020 7219 1353 Media inquiries: 020 7219 8430 / 07834 172099
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA