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

Heather Wheeler MP

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

Announcements

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  1. New plans to stamp out rogue mobile home site owners
    • Press release
  2. Modern Slavery and Homelessness conference 2018
    • Speech
  3. Housing experts join forces to boost property agent standards
    • Press release
  4. New housing rental rules to protect thousands of tenants
    • Press release
  5. How to rent as a student
    • News story
  6. Savvy students know their renting rights
    • Press release
  7. Online guides will help renters and leaseholders to know their rights
    • Press release
  8. Government publishes key licensing changes to further protect tenants
    • Press release
  9. New boost to rogue landlord crackdown
    • Press release
  10. New crackdown on rogue agents to protect renters and leasehold homeowners
    • Press release
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