Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing

The Minister of State for Housing and Planning[1] is a mid-level position in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the British government. The position has been held by Rachel Maclean since the 2023 British cabinet reshuffle on 7 February 2023.[2]

Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Rachel Maclean
since 7 February 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--63

The position was formerly known as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Regeneration, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Minister of State for Housing and Local Government and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government.

The Housing minister has attended the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

History

The office was known as Minister for Planning and Local Government in the Labour government, 1974–1979.

The office was known as Minister for Housing and Construction in the Heath ministry.

Between 1994 and 1997, the Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency was a role in the Department of the Environment, and was held by West Hertfordshire MP Robert Jones.[3]

Responsibilities

The minister has the following responsibilities:[4]

  • Housing policy
  • Home ownership
  • Housing strategy
  • Housing delivery
  • Homes England Stewardship
  • Affordable Housing Programme
  • Design and Building Better
  • Planning reform
  • Commons Minister on Building Safety
  • Winter preparedness (Transition and Covid, including Deputy at XO and Covid-O)
  • Project Speed
  • Ox-Cam
  • Homebuying and selling
  • Voluntary Right to Buy
  • Private Rented Sector
  • Planning casework

List of ministers
Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party
Minister of State for Local Government and Development
Graham Page Before 1974 Before 1974 Conservative
Minister of State for Local Government and Planning
John Silkin 7 March 1974 10 September 1976 Labour
Office not in use (1976–79)
Minister of State for Housing
John Stanley 7 May 1979 13 June 1983 Conservative
Ian Gow 13 June 1983 2 September 1985 Conservative
John Patten 2 September 1985 13 June 1987 Conservative
The Hon William Waldegrave 13 June 1987 25 July 1988 Conservative
The Earl of Caithness 25 July 1988 25 July 1989 Conservative
Michael Howard 25 July 1989 3 January 1990 Conservative
Michael Spicer 3 January 1990 28 November 1990 Conservative
George Young 28 November 1990 11 July 1994 Conservative
The Viscount Ullswater 20 July 1994 6 July 1995 Conservative
Minister of State for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency
Robert Jones 6 July 1995 2 May 1997 Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Hilary Armstrong 2 May 1997 29 July 1999 Labour
Nick Raynsford 29 July 1999 7 June 2001 Labour
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Regeneration
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton 11 June 2001 29 May 2002 Labour
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
The Lord Rooker 29 May 2002 13 June 2003 Labour
Keith Hill 13 June 2003 6 May 2005 Labour
Yvette Cooper 10 May 2005 24 January 2008 Labour
Caroline Flint 24 January 2008 3 October 2008 Labour
Margaret Beckett 3 October 2008 5 June 2009 Labour
John Healey 5 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
Grant Shapps 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative
Mark Prisk 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Conservative
Kris Hopkins 7 October 2013 15 July 2014 Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Brandon Lewis 15 July 2014 16 July 2016 Conservative
Minister of State for Housing
Gavin Barwell 17 July 2016 9 June 2017 Conservative
Alok Sharma 14 June 2017 9 January 2018 Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Dominic Raab 9 January 2018 9 July 2018 Conservative
Kit Malthouse 9 July 2018 25 July 2019 Conservative
Esther McVey 24 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative
Minister of State for Housing
Christopher Pincher 13 February 2020 8 February 2022 Conservative
Stuart Andrew 8 February 2022 6 July 2022 Conservative
Marcus Jones 8 July 2022 7 September 2022 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing
Lee Rowley 8 September 2022 26 October 2022 Conservative
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lucy Frazer 26 October 2022 7 February 2023 Conservative
Rachel Maclean 7 February 2023 incumbent Conservative

References
  1. "Minister of State (Housing and Planning) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. "Minister of State: Rachel Maclean MP". Gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. "Obituary: Robert Jones". The Guardian. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. "Minister of State (Minister for Housing) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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