Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Housing and Homelessness)

Heather Wheeler MP

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Biography

Heather Wheeler was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 January 2018.

She was a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) from 15 June 2017 to 8 January 2018.

She was Assistant Government Whip from 17 July 2016 to 15 June 2017. She was elected Conservative MP for South Derbyshire in May 2010.

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Housing and Homelessness)

The minister is responsible for:

• Homelessness and rough sleeping
• Private rented sector
• Housing Ombudsman and redress
• Leasehold reform
• Voluntary right to buy
• Reform of the home buying process
• Supported housing
• Domestic abuse and refuges
• Minister for Secondary Legislation
• Member of the Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board

More about this role

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Previous roles in government

1. Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

   • 2017 to 2018

2. Assistant Government Whip

   • 2016 to 2017

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1. Online guides will help renters and leaseholders to know their rights
   • 26 June 2018
   • Press release
2. Government publishes key licensing changes to further protect tenants
   • 20 June 2018
   • Press release
3. New boost to rogue landlord crackdown
   • 6 April 2018
   • Press release
4. New crackdown on rogue agents to protect renters and leasehold homeowners
   • 1 April 2018
   • Press release
5. £215 million boost for council homelessness services
   • 22 March 2018
   • Press release
6. Crackdown on private landlords renting overcrowded and dangerous homes
   • 15 March 2018
   • Press release
7. Hospitals, prisons and Jobcentres to refer people at risk of homelessness
   • 22 February 2018
   • Press release
8. New tougher electrical safety standards to protect private tenants
   • 17 February 2018
   • Press release
9. Giving young people the vote of confidence by celebrating World War One's inspirational women
   • 6 February 2018
   • Press release
10. New government backed advisory panel commits to help eradicate rough sleeping
    • 1 February 2018
    • Press release

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