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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 visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

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
Govt. response:
Published
On 14 October 2020
Opened 4 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
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 27 November 2020
Report:
Published
On 22 May 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 30 June 2020
Opened 16 April 2020
Supporting our high streets after COVID-19
Opened 8 July 2020
The future of the planning system in England
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 30 October 2020
Opened 8 October 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.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.

Latest news

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Evidence session with Building Safety Minister on draft Building Safety Bill
Committee holds the final session of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill
16 October 2020
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Impact of Covid-19 on tenants, landlords, rough sleepers relaunched
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has issued a further call for evidence
16 October 2020
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Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Homes England
Committee to hold a pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Homes England, Peter Freeman
9 October 2020

Latest publications

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Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 20 October 2020 concerning the Government response to the Committee's report 'Building More Social Housing'
Inquiry Long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing
Committees Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
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Correspondence
Letter from the Minister of State for Housing to the Chair dated 13 October 2020 concerning the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
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Correspondence
Letter from the Minister for Building Safety to the Chair dated 1 October 2020 concerning pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill, with additional fact sheets
Work Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Building Safety Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
Committees Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
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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 5364 Media inquiries: 020 7219 8430 / 07834 172099
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA