Written questions
1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Mar 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 27 February 2026 to Question 110800 on MHCLG: Pakistan, for what the document has yet to be placed in the Library.
24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Anti-Muslim Hostility
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has received representations from Jonathan Hall KC on the new anti-Muslim hostility definition.
24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Business rates: Pubs and live music venues relief - local authority guidance, 18 February 2026, paragraph 11, whether (a) restaurants and
24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Immigration: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 29, whether requirements to learn English for new arrivals will apply to asylum seekers
24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 28, what issues the consultation paper on national integration will include.
24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
National Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 16, what steps he is taking to promote Englishness and a national sense of identity in E
23 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pubs with special category code (a) 226 and (b) 227 were on the Rating List (a) in July 2024 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are held, in each local authority area.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local authority planning enforcement in relation to unauthorised traveller (a) development and (b) encampments.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish all substantive communications made to the court by the Government in the context of the legal challenge on the cancellation of the May 2026 local elections.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the status is of her Department’s review of the definitions of irreplaceable habitats.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Housing Investment Loans Fund from 2025.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to help prevent anti-Israeli boycotts and divestment campaigns in local authorities.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his statement of 9 March 2026, Official Report, Column 80, on Social Cohesion Action Plan, if he will publish the full report from the independent working group
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chinese Embassy: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new Chinese Embassy (a) follows planning permission and conditions and (b) complies with building regulations.
23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information the Land Registry holds on the average house price in each (a) local authority and (b) constituency in England.
23 Mar 2026 · Women and Equalities
Radicalism
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 32, which diverse communities the Race Equality Unit will engage with.
23 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Radicalism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 38 of the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, published on 9 March 2026, how she plans to update the 2024 engagement principles; and whether there will be a
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Curriculum: Religion
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the definition of anti-Muslim hatred will be taught as part of the religious education national curriculum.
23 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Radicalism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the command paper, Protecting What Matters, CP 1540, 9 March 2026, page 38, when the first State of Extremism report will be published.
23 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 111693 on Business Rates: Valuation, on how many occasions estimates were provided by the Valuation Office Agency to Ministers between 1 April 2024 and the publ
19 Mar 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, if he will publish the declared interests of each member of the Government's Working Group on Islamophobia.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the Environmental Principles Assessment for the (a) December 2024 National Planning Policy Framework and (b) 2026 to 2036 Affordable Housing Programme.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Anti-Muslim Hostility
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from Lord Walney, the UK Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption, on the new anti-muslim hostility definition.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fast Food: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2025, to Question 75184, on Fast Food: Planning, what his Department's policy if on whether sandwich shops are classed as fast food outlets
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what circumstances do staff members in the Local Government Pension Scheme receive their full pension if they are subject to a (a) voluntary or (b) compulsory redundancy after
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a local billing authority will be centrally reimbursed by his department if they apply the 15% business rate pub relief to a pub’s Business Improvement District business
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116488, on Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad, what consideration has the Electoral Commission made of this issue.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given on whether overseas broadcasts to influence elections in the United Kingdom are permitted.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria the Electoral Commission uses to accredit election observers.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given on the change of use and conversion of former school buildings to residential accommodation.
Source: official written-questions record.