Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties, of 7 July 2026, whether the residency requirement for former overseas electors to no longer be sub

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 124786 on Affordable Housing: Greater London, whether there have been cases where (a) Homes England and (b) GLA schemes

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning policy and guidance he has issued in relation to planning applications to convert a single dwelling into a House of Multiple Occupation.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Bakerloo Line: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8092 on Bakerloo line: Housing, whether his Department has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the proposed Bakerloo li

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Proportional Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions and correspondence his Department has had with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on proportional representation.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Labour Housing Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026, to Question 9006, on MHCLG: Labour Housing Group, whether the Minister of State for Housing and Planning has discussed official department

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Candidates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026, to Question 117888, on Candidates, whether his Department is retaining the requirement that the office address must be within the l

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) information his Department has and (b) what research his Department has commissioned on the amount of retail, hospitality and leisure hereditaments or business space whi

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment his Department has made of shared ownership residents’ liability for building safety and cladding costs with the liability of the underlying owner of

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on which local housing authorities have introduced housing allocations policies on requiring (a) a local connection and (b) British citiz

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 113737, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what assessment his Department has made of the financial via

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's consultation outcome, Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated 19 June 2026, whether HMRC Valuation Office will have access to the digit

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any special advisers have left his Department since July 2024 for (a) misconduct and (b) breaches of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islam: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026, to Question 5341, on Radicalism: Islam, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the activities of the Muslim Bro

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Debt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the (a) total level of debt and (b) per capita debt, for each local authority in England.

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 5955, on Council Tax, and with reference to the Fair funding share calculator: final, published 9 February 2026, in how many l

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Rycroft Review response: letter to parliamentary parties, of 7 July 2026, whether the minimum residency requirement applies individuals who have been continually r

13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections, of 6 July 2026, whether political parties will be retrospectively requ

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the press release, Seven new towns proposed to kickstart housebuilding push, of 22 March 2026, how much central government funding will be provided to (a) Adlington, (

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the HMRC Valuation Office guidance, Valuation of public houses (2026), of 11 May 2026, paragraph 5.3, whether those tests determine whether hereditaments are el

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps his De

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Outcomes Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Environmental Outcomes Reports: Roadmap to reform publication of 13 March 2026, what the estimated timetable is for the implementation and commencement of E

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Medway Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026, published on 17 April 2026, and the transaction, Medway Council, Ref: 230000006, Recovery of

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Mills and Reeve

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026, published on 17 April 2026, what was the purpose and specification of the payment to Mills &

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reward Gateway

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026, published on 17 April 2026, to Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd, Ref: 5105609779, for Instant Reward

26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Lexington Communications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124733 on West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Lexington Communications, if he will make it his policy to review the entry

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Core Spending Power table: final local government finance settlement 2026–27 to 2028–29, published on 9 February, and the associated council tax requirement

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 11 February 2026, to Question 110405, on Council tax, what estimate has been made of the number of councils which have adopted budgets for 2026-27

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what use of National Insurance numbers is made to verify (a) electoral registration, (b) postal vote registration and (c) the submission of completed postal votes, for (i) in UK

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Market Operator Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, "MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026", published on 17 April 2026, what was the purpose and specification of the payment to Marke

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