Written questions
1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.
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, and to the statement that if th
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Housing Starts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115420 on Affordable Housing: Housing Starts, what assessment his Department has made of the number of (a) affordable and (b) n
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question HL15625 on Islamophobia, if he will place a copy of the Equalities Impact Assessment on the definition of anti-Muslim hostilit
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 March 2026 on Report from the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, HCWS14
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 entitled Political Donations Overview: existing rules and what is changing, published on 2 March 2026, whether the new provisions on
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 flowchart entitled Political Donations Overview: existing rules and what is changing, published on 2 March 2026, if he will amend the threshold
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses: Tax Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122202 on Public Houses: Business Rates, whether a reimbursement applies to the Greater London Authority Crossrail business ra
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122203 on Local Government Pension Scheme, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of paying pensions to L
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2026, to Question 108220, on Affordable Housing: Greater London, whether any other assessment has been made of affordable housing starts in L
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support hospices in the Braintree constituency.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England and integrated care boards on supporting hospices facing financial pressures, including those serving mid-Essex.
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to collect data on hospice bed capacity and service provision at a national level.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definitions received responses to its call for evidence from the (a) Dar Alhekma Trust, (b) Islamic Centre of England
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chinese Embassy: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117311 on Chinese Embassy: Construction, which public body will determine whether the Chinese Embassy complies with building r
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Constituencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117657 on Constituencies, whether his Department has assessed the potential asymmetric effect on parliamentary boundary review
10 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Housing: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 117731, on Housing: Asylum, what are the pilots for LA-led asylum accommodation referenced in the Home Office guidance, entitled Funding Instructio
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118190, on Local Government Finance, what proportion of the £740 million of funding was comprised of unallocated MHCLG budget
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lichfields: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 107992, on Lichfields, whether their work was awarded by open competition, or via direct award.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 117899, on Local Government: Elections, if he will clarify how the answer to Question 118044 on the overnight visitor levy re
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 February 2026, to Question 111684, on Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission, what is the status and timetable for publishing the public consultation
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the Electoral Commission on voter ID at the 2024 General Election, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of allowi
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 111680, on Small Businesses: Business Rates, if he will make it his policy to publish a Plain English guide to claiming an
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the OBR Economic and fiscal outlook, March 2026, para 3.41, what estimate has been made of the effect on the department’s forecast of average increase in Band D counci
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Judicial Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026, to Question 113730, on MHCLG: Administration of Justice, how many judicial review cases relating to his department have been determined si
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Information Tribunal
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026, to Question 113730, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Administration of Justice, how many Information Tribunal cas
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Licensed Premises: Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 10 of his Department's guidance entitled Business rates: Pubs and live music venues relief - local authority guidance, published on 18 February 2026,
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Business Premises
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of businesses, landlords and the property sector on proposed changes to minimum Energy Performance Certificate standards for non-d
10 Apr 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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113631 on West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Lexington Communications, whether she will make an assessment of the compliance of
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 10 February 2026 to Question 109259 and of 3 March 2026 to Question 113740 on Local Government: Elections, if he will list each local authority that su
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled, updated 9 March 2026, for what reason are election p
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