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Below you can find responses made by the Department for Communities and Local Government Newsroom to current issues running in the media.

• Wearing of Christian symbols at work

  

  Response to misleading media reports that the Government favours banning the wearing of Christian symbols in workplaces.

  • Added: 16 April 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Government response to the final report of the Independent Riots Victims and Communities Panel

  

  Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles responds to the Independent Riots Victims and Communities Panel's final report.

  • Added: 28 March 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Grant Shapps responds to an article in the Daily Mail on street parties for the Diamond Jubilee

  

  Local Government Minister Grant Shapps responds to an article in the Daily Mail on street parties for the Diamond Jubilee.

  • Added: 23 February 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Eric Pickles responds to high court judgement on council prayers

  

  Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, responds to the high court ruling against prayers being said before council meetings.

  • Added: 10 February 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Grant Shapps writes to John Healey: Urgent clarity on council tax referendums rules

  

  Local Government Minister Grant Shapps writes to John Healey MP regarding the council tax referendums rules.

  • Added: 10 February 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• A 'Heads of Agreement' for Firefighters' Pension Scheme reached

  

  The Government has today published a Heads of Agreement for the Firefighters' Pension Scheme in England.

  • Added: 9 February 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Cities Minister Greg Clark responds to Liverpool Council passing motion to adopt elected mayor system

  

  Cities Minister responds to Liverpool Council passing motion to adopt elected mayor system.

  • Added: 7 February 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Response to article in the Metro on repossessions

  

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to article in the Metro on repossessions.

  • Added: 2 February 2012
  • Site: Newsroom

• Response to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report on the housing strategy

  

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report on the Housing Strategy.

  • Added: 29 December 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Government response to Select Committee report on draft National Planning Policy Framework

  

  Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today welcomed a Select Committee report that showed people supported the concept of a streamlined planning system.

  • Added: 21 December 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• The Department's response on the Policy Exchange report on building on green belt

  

  The Department responds to a Policy Exchange report suggesting developers should be free to build on green belt if less than half of local people disagree.

  • Added: 23 November 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• DEFRA have responded to an inaccurate Daily Telegraph claim that planning regulations will be relaxed in National Parks

  

  The Department for Environemnt, Food and Rural Affairs have responded to an inaccurate Daily Telegraph claim that planning regulations will be relaxed in National Parks.

  • Added: 17 November 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Grant Shapps responds to the Audit Commission's report 'Tough times'

  

  Local Government Minister Grant Shapps responds to the Audit Commission's report on the effect of reductions to local government budgets, 'Tough times'.

  • Added: 17 November 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• The Department responds to the Audit Commissions report on fraud in Local Government, 'Protecting the Public Purse'

  

  The Department responds to the Audit Commissions report on fraud in Local Government, 'Protecting the Public Purse'.

  • Added: 10 November 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• The Department responds to DCLG Select Committee report on regeneration

  

  The Department responds to DCLG Select Committee report that claims there is 'no clear strategy' to tackle deprivation.

  • Added: 3 November 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to article in the Daily Mail on the new HomeSwap Direct scheme

  

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to Janet Street Porter article in Daily Mail suggesting that HomeSwap Direct will not be effective.

  • Added: 18 October 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to New Homes Bonus 'bribe' claim

  

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to article in Daily Mail describing the New Homes Bonus as a bribe for communities to accept new homes being built on Green Belt land.

  • Added: 11 October 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Response to concerns about sustainable development threatening playing fields

  

  The Department responds to an article in the Telegraph raising concerns that the presumption in favour of sustainable development will threaten playing fields.

  • Added: 7 October 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Bob Neill responds to claims that planning reforms will threaten historic cities

  

  Local Government Minister Bob Neill responds to an article in the Telegraph claiming that planning reforms will threaten historic towns and cities.

  • Added: 7 October 2011
  • Site: Newsroom

• Grant Shapps responds to the latest affordable housing supply figures

  

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to latest affordable housing supply statistics.

  • Added: 5 October 2011
  • Site: Newsroom