
Official correspondence
Here’s a list of official correspondence sent and received in the last 12 months for Vale of White Horse District Council:
22 December 2022: Letter from Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to local authorities about the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
19 December 2022: Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to local authority leaders about the 2023/2024 provisonal local government finance settlement.
19 December 2022: Letter from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to local authorities about the New Homes Bonus Provisional Allocations for 2023/24.
14 December 2022: Message from His Royal Highness King Charles III.
12 December 2022: Letter from Lee Rowley MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety, to local authority leaders about the local government finance policy statement for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.
5 December 2022: Cllr Smith sent a letter to Mark Stone, Chief Executive of South Oxfordshire District Council, in response to his letter on 17 November.
1 December 2022: Letter from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to local authority leaders about placemaking.
1 December 2022: Letter from Minister of State for Immigration, Robert Jenrick MP, to local authorities about the use of hotels for asylum seekers.
19 November 2022: Letter from Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to local authority leaders about housing standards in rented properties.
18 November 2022: Letter from Cllr Povolotsky to Thames Water in response to their letter on 4 November.
17 November 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter from Mark Stone, Chief Executive of South Oxfordshire District Council, about a boundary review of Great Western Park in Didcot.
11 November 2022: Letter from Cllr Leffman in response to Cllr Smith’s letter about Lodge Hill infrastructure funding.
10 November 2022: Cllr Smith wrote a letter to Cllr Leffman, Leader of Oxfordshire County Council, about Lodge Hill infrastructure funding.
4 November 2022: Letter from Thames Water in response to Cllr Povolotsky’s letter on 3 November 2022.
3 November 2022: Cllr Povolotsky sent a response to Thames Water asking for more information in relation to the Drought Permit and the recent leakages.
1 November 2022: Letter from Thames Water in response to Cllr Povolotsky’s letter on 31 October.
31 October 2022: Cllr Povolotsky wrote to Thames Water for an update on their Drought Permit application in relation to Farmoor.
21 October 2022: Letter from Thames Water in response to Cllr Smith’s letter about the recent infrastructure failures.
12 October 2022: Emily Smith wrote a letter to Thames Water about the recent infrastructure failures and the impact it has had on Vale residents.
11 October 2022: Cllr Smith wrote a letter to Oxfordshire County Council Leader, Cllr Liz Leffman expressing concern over possible Investment Zones.
3 October 2022: Letter from Sovereign in response to Cllr Smith’s letter on maximising energy efficiency.
23 September 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter from Levelling Up Secretary on Investment Zones.
20 September 2022: Cllr Smith sent a letter to Sovereign on maximising energy efficiency in Sovereign homes within the district.
9 September 2022: South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils sent a letter of condolence following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
5 September 2022: Letter received from Eddie Hughes MP, Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, on the launch of the rough sleeping strategy.
2 September 2022: Layla Moran wrote a letter in response to Cllr Smith’s letter of 20 July on the cost of living.
10 August 2022: Cllr Smith sent a letter to Cllr Wood, Chair of the Arc Leadership Group, setting out the council’s position in relation to the Oxford – Cambridge Arc.
3 August 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter in response to her cost of living letter of 20 July.
1 August 2022: Rt Hon Greg Clark MP wrote to council leaders on flexible use of capital receipts for transformation projects.
27 July 2022: Letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the Arc Leadership Group in response to their letter on 30 June 2022.
21 July 2022: Letter regarding nutrient pollution from Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
20 July 2022: Cllr Smith wrote letters to Chancellor of the Exchequer, BEIS Secretary of State, David Johnston MP and Layla Moran MP on the rising cost of living.
5 July 2022: Letter received in response to Cllr Smith’s letter on amendments to the Highway Code.
1 July 2022: Letter received following the legal establishment of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.
30 June 2022: The Arc Leadership Group sent a letter to Rt Hon Michael Gove MP about the Oxford – Cambridge Arc.
27 May 2022: Letter sent to Cllr Gant at Oxfordshire County Council regarding changes to the Highway Code.
27 May 2022: Letter sent to Cllr Leffman at Oxfordshire county Council on Oxfordshire’s Transport and Connectivity Plan.
28 April 2022: Cllr Smith received a response to her letter of 15 March to the Home Secretary.
13 April 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter on a consultation to improve arrangements for asylum accommodation dispersal.
13 April 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Prospectus.
23 March 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter on the National Register for Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licence Refusals and Revocations (NR3).
22 March 2022: Council leaders received a further letter on exposure of local growth funding to Russian and Belarusian interests.
20 March 2022: Council leaders received a letter on Traveller Site Fund 2022/23.
15 March 2022: Cllr Smith wrote a letter to the Home Secretary urging the Home Office to remove the visa requirement for Ukrainian people travelling to the UK.
14 March 2022: Council leaders received a letter on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
11 March 2022: Council leaders received a letter on exposure to Russian and Belarusian companies.
9 March 2022: Cllr Smith received a response to her letter on protecting bus services from Baroness Vere of Norbiton Minister for Roads, Buses and Places.
3 March 2022: Letter from Eddie Hughes MP, Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, regarding the rough sleeping snapshot and the vision to end rough sleeping.
3 March 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter from Ofwat’s interim CEO David Black in response to her letter opposing the proposed reservoir near Abingdon.
16 February 2022: Letter received from Lord Greenhalgh on threats to local authorities from cyber-attacks.
9 February 2022: Cllr Smith wrote a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer requesting help to protect bus services.
8 February 2022: Letter received from The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, in response to Cllr Smith’s letter to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on climate change.
7 February 2022: Letter received regarding the final Local Government Finance Settlement 2022/23.
2 February 2022: Letter received regarding the publication of the Levelling up White Paper.
31 January 2022: Oxfordshire’s Principal Council Leaders sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about their concerns with the national 5 Year Housing Land Supply rules.
29 January 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter from Matthew Barber Police & Crime Commissioner on Community Safety Fund allocations for the next three years.
24 January 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in response to her letter regarding retrofitting.
19 January 2022: Letter received from Thames Water CEO in response to Cllr Smith’s letter opposing the proposed reservoir in Abingdon.
13 January 2022: The finance team submitted a response to the provisional Local Government Finance settlement for 2022/23. Cllr Smith also sent a cover letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities expressing disappointment at the proposals.
10 January 2022: Cllr Smith received a letter from Robert Courts MP in response to her letter on the Climate & Ecology Bill.
6 January 2022: Cllr Received a letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP regarding The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
If the correspondence you are looking for isn’t on this page please contact Executivesupportsav@southandvale.gov.uk