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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (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.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Department overview
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
Secretary of State responsible	The Rt Hon. Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Deputy Prime Minister
Department executive	Sarah Healey, Permanent Secretary
Website	www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government

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.