Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 107022, on Local Government: Reorganisation, whether the provisions in the Local Government Publicity Code on hiring lobbyi

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Church of England: Council Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Church of England will be liable for council tax surcharge for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s residence in Lambeth Palace and its associated gardens.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

HM Land Registry

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026, to Question 110416, on Government Departments: Publicity, whether there are any plans for HM Land Registry to remove the HM reference i

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Outcomes Framework of 9 February 2026, what consideration was given to having metrics on the level of local government (a) taxation and (b) fees and c

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities considering the Government’s letter on putting evidence to cancel local elections were (a) offering additional funding or (b) advised they may lose fund

10 Apr 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: Letter to parliamentary party representatives, of 25 March 2026, for what reason the legislation will be introduced on a retrospective basis

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Councillors and Mayors: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the secondary legislation to give pensions to (a) councillors and (b) mayors will be by the negative or affirmative procedure; and what the implementation timetable is.

10 Apr 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: Letter to parliamentary party representatives, of 25 March 2026, whether the cryptocurrency ban will apply to crypto donations that are off-

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to his oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Col.80, on Local Government Reorganisation, if he will place in the Library a copy of the bundle of evidence t

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the oral statement on China and security of 4 March 2026, if HM Government will now make it their policy to add China to the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to his oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Col.80, on Local Government Reorganisation, on how many occasions since July 2024 have Ministers in his Depart

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2026, to Question 103288, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pakistan, and further to Deposited Paper DEP2026-0218, co

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral statement of 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 78, on Local Government Reorganisation, how much of the £63 million in funding for councils is to be a

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the "Changing Futures Lived Experience Support Grant: prospectus", of 26 March 2026, what his Department's definition of lived experience is.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tower Hamlets Council

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with JP Morgan on business rate discounts on offices in Canary Wharf with (a) JP Morgan and (b) Tower Hamlets Council.

10 Apr 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 his department's factsheet, Political Donations Overview: existing rules and what is changing, of 2 March 2026, through what mechanism will political parties be

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tower Hamlets Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Ministerial Envoys’ second report, published on 17 March 2026, paragraph 3.3.11, what the evidence basis is in relation to

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combined Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 March 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS1455, if he will set out the proposed changes to the governance arrangements for

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Anti-Muslim Hostility

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance, A Definition of Anti-Muslim Hostility, section 6, of 9 March 2026, which body or authority will determine or interpret the public interest test.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026, to Question 119513, on Elections: Local Government, what consideration was given to consulting the Parliamentary Parties Panel on the loc

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 March 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS1455, what discussions he had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) th

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Vistry Group: Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list the (a) Key Performance Indicators and (b) social value requirements for Vistry Group’s contracts under the Affordable Housing Programmes.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the estimated (a) population size and (b) total number of households is in each of the proposed new unitary councils in England.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 March 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS1455, whether the Local Government Boundary Commission was consulted on the bound

10 Apr 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 his correspondence entitled Rycroft Review: Letter to parliamentary party representatives, dated 25 March 2026, whether an impact assessment has been made on th

10 Apr 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 his Department's document entitled Political donations overview: existing rules and what is changing, published on 2 March 2026, whether guidance will be produc

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85787 on Combined Authorities and Unitary Councils, whether it remains the case that new unitary councils should have a popu

10 Apr 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 his correspondence entitled Rycroft Review: Letter to parliamentary party representatives, dated 25 March 2026, what steps his Department is taking to prevent o

10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civic Dignitaries and Peers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47703 on Civic Dignitaries and Members, what his policy is on Members of the House of Lords serving as (a) councillors, (b) council mayors, (c) Police and Crim

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled New Towns Draft Programme, published on 23 March 2026, what is the profile of the delivery of the 10,000 new homes in eac

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