Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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 his Department’s press release entitled Councils offered flexibility to complete reorganisation, published on 18 December 2025, what evidence his Department use

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, what guidance has his department given to local authorities on political restrictions on local authority staff running as candidates for election in other local authorities.

8 Jan 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 12 December 2025, to Question 97317, on Local Government: Reorganisation, and to the answer of 16 December 2025, to Question 95327, on councillors, if h

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98781 on Radicalism, what is her Department's policy on naming specific organisations which are (a) regarded as extremists and (b) subject to a p

8 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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 88720 on Second Homes: Council tax, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of council tax evasion f

8 Jan 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 written statement on 19 November 2025, HCWS1071, on Local Government Reorganisation, on what date will the shadow unitary authorities be elected; on what date wou

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87319, and to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58975, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remot

8 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business rates transitional relief cap in (a) 2027-28 and (b) 2028-29 financial years will be based on the maximum percentage change relative to the (i) 2025-26 actual bill and (ii) previous year’s actua

8 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what policy reason the transitional relief threshold for the 2026 revaluation cycle falls from 30% to 25% plus inflation for large firms, but rises from 5% to 25% plus inflation for small firms; and whether the

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the calculation of the base liability for the transitional relief in the 2026 business rates revaluation (a) includes and (b) excludes the application of Retail, Hospital

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Kent County Council: Best Value

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 96074 on Kent County Council: Best Value, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a Best Value interven

7 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 revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 16 December 2025, what assessment has been made of the effect of that Framework on planning applications a

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Houses: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 16 December 2025, page 100, for what reason he has repealed the written ministerial statement and associat

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 88672, on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, whether any impact assessment has been undertaken of the effect of the £1.1 billion in business rates from the reducti

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88270 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Publicity, how much has been spent on translation and inter

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 87779, on MHCLG: Standards, if he will list each of the data sources that are provided under licence by third parties.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Sector: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the figures on local authority, fire and police core spending power include or exclude the grant funding to compensate local public bodies for the increase in National In

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 88657, on Renters’ Rights Act 2025, if he will publish the terms of reference and project specification for the study commi

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Referendums

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January to Question 99197, on Council tax, what the deadline is for a local authority to make a representation to him on a higher council tax referend

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to use his Best Value powers to stop local authorities boycotting or divesting in companies based in, or which trade with, Israel.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report, Antisemitism: Recent Government Actions and Next Steps, published on 17 December 2025, what steps is the Government taking to tackle anti-semitism c

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Council Tax: Second Homes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the guidance entitled National Fraud Initiative: public-sector data specifications, updated on 11 November 2025, whether the council tax data matching will include the second homes council tax premiu

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025, to Question 84476, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what the wider policy and guidance from the Cabinet Office is on whether departments should consider writt

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Population: Religion

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what datasets the Office for National Statistics collates and holds of the size of the population, and population growth, by religion, faith or belief, other than from the Census.

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Visitor Levy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 95883, on Visitor Levy, whether the Office for National Statistics intends to classify the overnight visitor levy as a tax for statistical purposes.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025, to Question 90236, on Traveller: Caravan Sites, what information her Department holds on whether any police forces have been able to use the powers following

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the Social and Affordable Homes Programme business case.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Estates: Kensington and Chelsea

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on funding for (i) remedial works to Grenfell Tower and (ii) the regene

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2026 to Question 99204 on Local Government Finance ,whether the allocation of the £200 million will be delayed as a result of the delays in co

6 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 2 January 2026, to Question 98813, on Travellers: Caravan Sites, whether such charging for traveller transit sites could be in potential statutory scope

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