Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - wikipedia Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Department overview Formed May 2006 Jurisdiction England Headquarters 2 Marsham Street, London, England Annual budget £ 28.1 billion ( current ) & £ 3.5 billion ( capital ) for 2011 - 12 Minister responsible The Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Department executive Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary Website www.gov.uk/dclg United Kingdom This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the United Kingdom Constitution Constitution Cabinet Manual Erskine May Taxation The Crown British Monarchy Monarch Queen Elizabeth II Heir apparent The Prince of Wales Royal family Succession to the British throne Royal prerogative Executive HM Government Prime Minister Theresa May Cabinet Current ministry Her Majesty 's Civil Service Departments Executive agencies Public bodies Privy Council Crown - in - Council Queen Elizabeth II Legislature Parliament ( 56th Parliament ) Crown - in - Parliament Queen Elizabeth II House of Lords Lord Speaker The Lord Fowler House of Commons Speaker John Bercow Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn Her Majesty 's Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet State Opening of Parliament Prime Minister 's Questions Act of Parliament Acts of Parliament relating to the EU Statutory Instruments English law Reserved matters Judiciary Supreme Court President The Baroness Hale of Richmond Deputy President The Lord Mance Judges of the Supreme Court Courts of the United Kingdom Courts of England and Wales Courts of Scotland Courts of Northern Ireland Devolution Joint Ministerial Committee Legislative Consent Motion Scotland Government Parliament Act of the Scottish Parliament Scottish statutory instrument Scottish law Wales Government National Assembly Act of the National Assembly for Wales Welsh law Northern Ireland Executive Assembly Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland law London Executive Mayor Assembly Administrative geography England Subdivisions of England Local government in England Scotland Subdivisions of Scotland Local government in Scotland Wales Local government in Wales Northern Ireland Local government in Northern Ireland Elections Parliament constituencies Political parties Last election Next election Referendums Foreign relations History Foreign policy UK and the United Nations Politics of the European Union Commonwealth of Nations United Kingdom portal Other countries Atlas The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ( MHCLG or MoHoCoLoGo ) is the UK Government department for housing, communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001. Its headquarters is located at 2 Marsham Street, London. It was renamed to add Housing to its title and changed to a ministry in January 2018. There are corresponding departments in the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, responsible for communities and local government in their respective jurisdictions. Contents 1 Ministers 2 History and responsibilities 2.1 Responsibilities 3 Bodies sponsored by MHCLG 3.1 Executive agencies 3.2 Non-departmental public bodies 4 Devolution 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Ministers The MHCLG 's ministers are as follows : Minister Rank Portfolio The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Overall leadership of the Ministry, Troubled Families Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State for Housing and Planning Housing, Ebbsfleet, planning policy, neighbourhood planning, lead minister on the Housing Bill, planning casework, London Jake Berry MP Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Northern Powerhouse, city deals, European Regional Development Fund, Enterprise Zones and Local Enterprise Partnerships, building regulations, supporting minister on the Devolution Bill, planning casework Rishi Sunak MP Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for Local Government Local Government policy and finances, adult social care, local government pensions and interventions policy, troubled families, parks / green space Heather Wheeler MP Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness Homelessness and rough sleeping, private - rented sector, Housing Ombudsman and redress, leasehold reform, voluntary right - to - buy, home buying process reform, domestic abuse and refuges, supported housing, The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State Departmental business in the House of Lords, local government finance and policy, integration and faith, High Speed Rail 2 ( HS2 ), Travellers, supporting the Secretary of State on City Deals and Troubled Families, women and equalities ( supporting the Department for Education in the House of Lords ) The Permanent Secretary is Melanie Dawes who took up her post on 1 March 2015. Henry Smith was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 26 May 2015. History and responsibilities MHCLG was formed in July 2001 as part of the Cabinet Office with the title Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ( ODPM ), headed by the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. In May 2002 the ODPM became a separate department after absorbing the local government and regions portfolios from the defunct Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. The ODPM was criticised in some quarters for adding little value and the Environmental Audit Committee had reported negatively on the department in the past. During the 5 May 2006 reshuffle of Tony Blair 's government, it was renamed and Ruth Kelly succeeded David Miliband to become the first Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government at the Department for Communities and Local Government ( DCLG ). In January 2018, as part of Theresa May 's Cabinet Reshuffle, the department was renamed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ( MHCLG ). Responsibilities The Ministry is responsible for UK Government policy in the following areas, mainly in England : building regulations community cohesion decentralisation fire services and community resilience housing local government planning race equality the Thames Gateway urban regeneration On its creation it also assumed the community policy function of the Home Office. Ministers have since established the Commission on Integration and Cohesion, and the now separate Government Equalities Office which is now part of the Department for Education. Bodies sponsored by MHCLG Executive agencies Planning Inspectorate Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre The department also was previously responsible for two other agencies. On 18 July 2011 Ordnance Survey was transferred to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and on 28 February 2013 the Fire Service College was sold to Capita. Non-departmental public bodies In January 2007, Ruth Kelly announced proposals to bring together the delivery functions of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and parts of the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government to form a new unified housing and regeneration agency, the Homes and Communities Agency ( renamed Homes England in 2018 ). Initially announced as Communities England, it became operational in December 2008. This also includes the Academy for Sustainable Communities. 2008 was also the year that the department along with the Local Government Association produced the National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy which led to the creation of nine Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships ( RIEPs ) with devolved funding of £ 185m to drive sector - led improvement for councils. Devolution Its main counterparts in the devolved nations of the UK are as follows. Scotland Communities Directorates Learning and Justice Directorates Northern Ireland Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister ( civil resilience, community cohesion, race relations ) Department of the Environment ( local government, planning ) Department of Finance and Personnel ( building regulations ) Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety ( fire services ) Department for Social Development ( housing, urban regeneration ) Wales Welsh Government Department for Local Government and Public Services See also United Kingdom budget Council house Energy efficiency in British housing Flag protocol Homes and Communities Agency Local Resilience Forum English Partnerships Housing Corporation Housing estate Social Exclusion Task Force Local Government Association Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership References Jump up ^ Budget 2011 ( PDF ). London : HM Treasury. 2011. p. 48. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2014. Jump up ^ Hansard 22 January 2018 column 19 Jump up ^ `` Our ministers ''. GOV.UK. Department for Communities and Local Government. Retrieved 12 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Melanie Dawes announced as new DCLG permanent secretary -- Civil Service World ''. www.civilserviceworld.com. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Environmental report slams ODPM over sustainable code ''. Building. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Knight, Sam ( 5 May 2006 ). `` Prescott loses his dream home the megadepartment ''. The Times. London. Jump up ^ `` Government ministers and responsibilities -- GOV.UK ''. Jump up ^ `` Ordnance Survey becomes part of Department for Business Innovation and Skills ''. Jump up ^ `` Fire Service College sold to Capita ''. 28 February 2013 -- via www.bbc.co.uk. Jump up ^ National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy Archived 27 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine. 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Question: who is the minister of local government and housing
Answer: The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire