Written questions

Tower Hamlets Council

Commons · Question 450 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ministerial Envoys to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have reviewed the council's 2025-26 expenditure and procurement of the Mosque Engagement Programme.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 21 May 2026

Ministerial Envoys do not take, or assess the impact of, individual funding and regulatory decisions by the authority; the responsibility for which remains with the Council. As part of the statutory intervention in Tower Hamlets, the Envoys are supporting...