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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministerial department of the UK Government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the former ministry, see Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government[2] (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible 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. The department shares its headquarters building, at 2 Marsham Street in London, with the Home Office.
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Formed | May 2006 (as the Department for Communities and Local Government) |
Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
Headquarters | 2 Marsham Street, London, England and i9 Railway Drive, Wolverhampton, England |
Annual budget | £28.1 billion (current) & £3.5 billion (capital) for 2011–12[1] |
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Website | www |
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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.