Edmund Francis Hughes[1] (born 3 October 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician who served in the Second Johnson ministry as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing from 2021 to 2022.

[3] He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing by Boris Johnson in January 2021, due to the resignation of Kelly Tolhurst.

Hughes served on the West Midlands Police Authority and was chairman of Walsall Housing Group from 2016 until June 2018.

[9][10] He has held several positions on the council including the decision-making cabinet, chairman of Children's Services Scrutiny and Audit committees.

[12] Hughes introduced a Ten Minute Rule bill into the House of Commons to improve tenant safety around carbon monoxide poisoning.

[17] Since being elected in June 2017 Hughes had campaigned for funding for a new A&E department at Walsall Manor Hospital, including raising the issue with the Prime Minister at PMQs.

[19] Hughes was made a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the ministerial team of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in June 2018.

[20] During his time as PPS at MHLG Hughes was responsible for liaising with parliamentary colleagues in respect of revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework which was subsequently published in July 2018.

In October 2018 the government announced that there will be a New Homes Ombudsman – "a watchdog that will champion homebuyers, protect their interests and hold developers to account.

[26] On 9 May 2023 Hughes claimed in a letter to Walsall Academy that 'one female pupil has developed a UTI' as she didn't feel comfortable using gender-neutral toilets.