Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60481 on Disability: Candidates, how much funding has been allocated to support the Access to Elected Office programme during the Spending Review perio

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the (a) level of use and (b) frequency of visits to food banks in the last 12 months.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason air to air reversible heat pumps do not qualify for the (a) Clean Heat Market Mechanism and (b) Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Radioactive Materials: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on local (a) consent and (b) support for radioactive storage facilities.

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Development: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75606 on Community Development: English Language, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing English language support in (a) 2024-25

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Private Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has the Office for National Statistics made of the (a) cash terms and (b) percentage terms increase in private rent prices since July 2024 in (i) each local authority and (ii) England.

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86644 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether the initial council tax bill issued to HM Government in March 2025 included a second homes council

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Valuation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish revised land value estimates, updated in August 2020; and whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Valuation Office Agen

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to allow councillors to submit their expenses in the Making Tax Digital scheme.

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether local councillors will be included in Making Tax Digital scheme.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Planning: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in the level of (i) delays and (ii) backlogs in the Planning Court and (b) the implications for his policies of the time taken to enforce a temporary stop notice.

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector Fraud Authority: Local Government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 86050 on Public Sector Fraud Authority: Local Government, what his planned timetable is for the data matching pilot.

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Angela Rayner

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 75123 on Angela Rayner, whether he was informed before his statement on 3 September 2025.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Community Relations: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled £10 million boost to protect Muslim communities, published on 23 October 2025, over how many financial years the funding will be allocated; and whether it

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Personal Care Services: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 84634 on Personal Care Services: Fraud, on what statutory basis Companies House undertakes enhanced check; and how many fake barber shops have been

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Property: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency has had recent discussions with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Scottish Assessors Association on (i) council tax (A) revaluation and (B) re-banding and (ii) the automated val

10 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2025, to Question 86766, on Admiralty House: Council Tax, on what council tax (a) discounts, (b) premiums, (c) exemptions and (d) disregards, were applied to the Government’s

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Valuation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77630 on Land: Valuation, if he will publish the Valuation Office Agency’s viability study.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the forecast cost was of retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Valuation Office Agency: Training

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of the training videos produced by the Valuation Office Agency.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Valuation Office Agency: Eunoia Consulting

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency: July 2025 transparency data, published on 31 August, what the contracted out services to Eunoia Consulting Ltd costing £83,705.52 are.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Property: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Valuation Office Agency’s training manual for the Automated Valuation Model.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flags: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued recent guidance on deemed consent for the flying of the Palestinian flag.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed business rates retention reset on (a) councils with high business growth and (b) future incentives for high bu

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 October 202, to Question 69864 on Private Rented Housing: Licensing, whether landlords in selective licensing areas will be required to (a) make three

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme: Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether councillors who sign up to the Local Government Pension Scheme will have it listed in the annual statement of payments to councillors.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme: International Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to require Local Government Pension Scheme investments to not assist breaches of international law.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on Local Government Pension Scheme investments in fossil fuels.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL10584 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether there has been a reference back in relation to the (a) security sta

10 Nov 2025 · 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 research and analysis entitled Electoral Resilience and Democratic Engagement Programme: Voter identification research, published on 3 November 2025, whethe

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