Written questions
1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 88270, whether the guidance entitled Translation into Foreign Languages, published by the Department for Communities and L
13 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Rateable Value thresholds, (i) inside and (ii) outside London, apply to (a) transitional relief and (b) supporting small business relief, from 2026-27, based on each small, medium and large bucket, in each of t
13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025, to Question 88641, on Stop Notices, and to the answer of 20 November 2025, to Question 89449, on Planning: Enforcement, if he will mak
13 Jan 2026 · Home Office
West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral answer of 26 November 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1331, on West Midlands Police: Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans, if she will publish the review.
13 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Council Tax: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Valuation Office Agency’s budget is for developing the Automated Valuation Model for council tax in England.
12 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Valuation Office Agency has made of the proportion of dwelling stock in England to be assessed for liability for the council tax surcharge.
12 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Valuation Office Agency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the Valuation Office Agency to deliver (a) a council tax revaluation in Wales, (b) appeals from that revaluation, (c) backlogs for business and council
12 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Warehouses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2026 to Question 99156 on Retail Trade: Business Rates, how many large distribution warehouse hereditaments are liable for the higher value surcharge in 2025-26.
12 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency holds data on the number of dwellings in (a) England and (b) Wales with an electric vehicle chargepoint.
12 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) HMRC and (b) the Valuation Office Agency plan to hire more staff to levy the council tax surcharge.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Town and Parish Councils: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to prevent above-inflation increases to town and parish council precepts as a consequence of local government restructuring.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74329 on Housing: Construction, whether the Old Oak Common housing target of 9,000 new homes will be met.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89460 on Housing: Greater Manchester, if he will publish that independent evaluation.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69673 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working, what type of workplace attendance informati
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Table 1 of the Commissioner for Public Appointment’s annual report 2024-25, published in December 2025, for what reason his Department took an average of 267 da
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 97132 on Housing: Greater Manchester, if he will itemise the data provided to his Department by the Greater Manchester Comb
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Power Stations: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market, pub
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Employment Rights Bill: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, November 2025, of 31 December 2025, what the topic and terms of reference were for the Employment Rights
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) higher empty homes council tax premium from April 2025 and (b) abolition of the New Homes Bonus on the number of em
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Chief Planner letter of 24 November 2025, whether councils are required to report (a) interest accrued from unspent funds, (b) interest collected from late
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Second Homes: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on second homes council tax premiums on empty dwellings which are (a) furnished, (b) not occupied by any resident
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities levy (1) Business Improvement District Levies and (2) Business Rate Supplements in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and what guidance he has issued on revisin
12 Jan 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 16 July 2025 to Question 66201 on Council Tax, whether the non-police element of the (a) GLA precept and (b) combined authority mayoral precepts are inc
8 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government's new plans to change business rate liability for pubs will apply to hereditaments with a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 which are categorised by the Valuation Office Agency as
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Gardens
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 16 December 2025, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the proposed changes on the numb
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Espionage: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral statement of 19 November 2025, Official Report, Column 614, on China Espionage: Government Security Response, whether political parties will be given informat
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 96897, on MHCLG: Public Appointments, when he plans to publish this data.
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the draft National Planning Policy Framework of 16 December 2025, and the plans for the re-introduction of maximum parking standards, whether the Government int
8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 92614, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and with reference to Section 16 of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992, for
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Electoral Commission statement entitled Electoral Commission responds to potential election postponements, published on 19 December 2025, what is the Govern
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