Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Henham Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had meetings with Henham Strategy since 4 July 2024.

13 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increases in landfill tax for inert and inactive waste on the cost of the construction of new build homes.

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 69060 on Flats: Standards, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing for different space standards fo

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the dashboard accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, for what reason

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons preventing local authorities from adopting (a) roads and (b) communal areas in new build developments.

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

Licensed Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Red tape slashed to revamp high streets with new cafes and bars, published on 26 July 2025, if he will make an assessment of the pote

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

Hotels and Multiple Occupation: Stop Notices

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason there is a four year limit on Section 183 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 stop notices for cases involving the use of (a) hotels and (b) houses in multiple occ

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which international conferences were attended by representatives of his Department since 4 July 2024; and what the cost was of attending each conference.

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

Homes England: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75617 on Homes England: Conferences, how many Homes England staff attended the MIPIM conference; and which hotel they stay

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

Multiple Occupation: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend the General Permitted Development Order to require an application for planning permission in all cases of repurposing a house in multiple o

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

Parliamentary Elections Act 1695

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to repeal the Parliamentary Elections Act 1695.

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

Local Government: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of council responses to the raising of UK national flags on (a) integration and (b) community relations.

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

Domestic Abuse: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's press release entitled Ombudsman writes to Secretary of State after council refuses to accept recommendation on abuse

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers' Private Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list the expert advisers who are not civil servants or special advisers that provide advice the Minister for Housing and Planning.

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

Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of whether overseas electors in (a) Australia and (b) UAE can receive postal ballot papers posted from the United Kingdom in line with the

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

Hotels: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to require planning permission for the use of hotels as

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

Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on requiring (a) short-term lets and (b) second homes to have planning permission; and what plans he has to bring forward legislation on this matter.

10 Oct 2025 · 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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 75610 on Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, if he will publish the (a) individuals and (b) organisa

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

HM Land Registry: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances would the HM Land Registry not publish title deeds on the gov.uk website following the purchase of a dwelling.

10 Oct 2025 · 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, pursuant to Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 75610 on Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, whether the working group (a) received and (b) accepted res

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

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's document entitled Planning applications in England: April to June 2025 - statistical release, published on 18 September 2025, what assessment h

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department provided to Kent County Council for public health activities in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26; and whether the Council is required to use those funds to promote child

10 Oct 2025 · 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, if he will list the expected level of atten

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 66939 on Council Tax: Tax Yields, if he will publish the FOI disclosure reference FOI2025/22431.

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

Ethnic Groups: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the level of English language proficiency by women from an ethnic minority background; and whether he has had discussions with the Secr

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will apply to (a) town and (b) parish councillors.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the new homes target his Department expects to be (a) flats and (b) family homes; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of incentivising the

10 Oct 2025 · 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 15 September 2025 to Question 75449 on MHCLG: Standards, if he will list each metric presented on the Ministerial Delivery Dashboard.

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

Belong: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69052 on Belong: Contracts and with reference to Belong's press release entitled Belong commissioned by MHCLG to develop nation

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

Planning: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 74339 on Planning: Environment Protection, when he expects the Environmental Outcomes Reports framework to replace the env

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