Written questions
1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2025 entitled Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS998, what estimate his Department has made of the debt that West Surrey c
30 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 74185 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, when in August the payment was made to Westminster City Council; and whether a (a) revised council tax deman
29 Oct 2025 · 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 13 October 2025 to Question 77689 on Local Government: Investment, if he will take steps to stop divestment decisions in local government pension scheme
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regional Planning and Development: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77628 on South West: Investment, whether there are grant conditions on the use of the £281,250.
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Common Ground Resilience Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 44 of his Department's policy paper entitled Pride in Place Strategy, published on 25 September 2025, what the terms of reference are for the Common G
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether single foundation authorities will have (a) access to full devolution and (b) an elected mayor.
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received communications from lobbying companies on local government reorganisation; and whether officials in his Department have had meetings with lobb
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Belong: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 50 of his Department's policy paper entitled Pride in Place Strategy, published on 25 September 2025, how much funding has been allocated to Belong; a
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75619 on Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements, if he will publish his Department's policy on diversity network tim
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Know Your Neighbourhood Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the terms of reference are for the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund; and over which years that funding will be allocated.
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Community Recovery Fund: Guidance, published on 18 September 2024, whether councils report to his Department on how the Polic
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Pride in Place Programme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 29 of his Department's publication entitled Pride in Place Strategy, published on 25 September 2025, whether the £5 billion of Pride in place funding
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Combined Authorities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has given to mayoral combined authorities that cannot find a constituent member to consent to be nominated as a deputy mayor.
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Pride in Place Programme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled PM backs true patriots to lead UK renewal with £5bn investment, whether the £3.5 billion of additional Pride in Place fu
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to councils for local government restructuring over the Spending Review.
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Houses: Gratuities
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of pubs adding service charges for the sale of alcohol without table service on consumers.
29 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Local Government: Israel
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50850 on Local Government: Israel and with reference to the Cabinet Office document entitled Code of conduct for board members of public bodies, published in Nov
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37801 on Conditions of Employment, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of allowing local authority employers that adopt a four day we
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
British Muslim Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69456 on British Muslim Trust, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Akeela Ahmed serving as a
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Infrastructure Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of clawback practices by local authorities on the application of the Community Infrastructure Levy exemption on (a) self-build
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions in chapter 2 of part 2 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will (a) apply to councillors and (b) be in addition to section 28 of the Localism Act 2011.
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the amount that was received from (a) parish precepts, (b) mayoral precepts excluding police and (c) police precepts (i) in cash terms as
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Levelling Up Fund: Culture
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32991 on Levelling Up Fund: Culture, which cultural projects that were allocated funding under the Levelling Up Fund have h
29 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Right to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68786 on Right to Buy scheme, if he will publish the (a) total value of Right to Buy receipts generated and (b) value of Righ
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Glenigan
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department subscribes to planning starts data produced by Glenigan.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Shops: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride, published on 24 September 2025, what changes his Department plans t
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Combatting Hate against Muslims Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 75992 on Combatting Hate Against Muslims Fund, which organisations submitted an application.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Billingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Market: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has received recent representations from relevant stakeholders on the closure of the (a) Smithfield and (b) Billingsgate market.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Permitted Development Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing policy sprint: joint industry and HM government taskforce report, published on 14 August 2025, whether he plans to implement
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Empty Property: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many long-term empty dwellings received funding through the New Homes Bonus in each year since the creation of that scheme.
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