Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Agriculture: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued on whether the sub-division of open or agricultural land requires planning permission.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Vistry Group: Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124681 on Affordable Housing: Vistry Group, if he will list the milestones and delivery targets set by Homes England for

3 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 121395, on Radicalism, what steps she is taking to update the engagement principles.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120057 on council tax, what information his Department provides to the Office for Budget Responsibility to inform its fo

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Take-away Food: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of whether rules on fast food outlets in the National Planning Policy Framework are being applied by local planning authoriti

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 113652, on Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination, whether the Environment Agency has given any advice or guidance on the plan

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tower Hamlets Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124686, on Tower Hamlets Council, what steps are being taken by Tower Hamlets Ministerial Envoys to review grants given

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much local authorities spent on pension strain exit payments in 2024-25.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Polling Stations: Religious Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 119518, on Polling Stations: Religious Buildings, why the reference to mobile polling stations was included in the pres

2 Jun 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 Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 109268 on Local Government: Elections, if he will publish the Equality Impact Assessment on the decision.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Second Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the number of local taxpayers changing their second homes to lower Band D council tax areas in 2026.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) shadow unitary authorities and (b) newly vested unitary authorities will have the power to change their formal new name without recourse to his Department.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Solar Power: Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124800 on Solar Power: Building Regulations, whether households will be able to install plug-in solar without hiring an

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the monetary amount of the council tax level is in (a) 2026-27 and (b) 2027-28 that will be used as the basis for the Fair Funding Review 2.0; and if he will list what prece

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question PQ117889, on Local Government: Elections, if he will publish a copy of the local election pilot applications by Tamwort

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the (i) changes and (ii) further proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework since July 2024 affect (a) planning enforcement appeals and (b) retrospective

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 14 January 2026, to Question HL13225, on Rented Housing: Evictions, whether his Department intends to issue guidance on the definition of “knowing

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of households eligible for social housing were able to access a social home, and what proportion remained on waiting lists in the last year for which figures are

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Audit Office: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the projected annual budget of the Local Audit Office, how will it be funded, and what is the timetable for its establishment.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the setting of fees or charges, for profit or to increase revenue in the general fund.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Bodies: Anti-Muslim Hostility

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124715, on Islamophobia, in what sectors will sector-specific guidance be provided, what is the timetable, and whether

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of local authority staff in England who have responsibility for enforcement action in the private rented sector.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Tax Yields

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2026 to Question HL16235 on Business Rates, what forecast has HM Government made of the gross revenue from the Central List on business r

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the cost to the department of correcting errors in the transitional arrangements for councils in business rates pools in the draft Local Government Funding Settlement fo

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rents: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 29 September 2025, to Question HL10508, on Rents: Appeals, what metrics will be used, and at what levels, to determine whether the Tribunal system

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sustainable Communities Act 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question HL16193, on Sustainable Communities Act 2007, how many proposals have been submitted since July 2024.

1 Jun 2026 · Church Commissioners

Clergy: Housing

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 118770, on Church of England: Council Tax, if she will publish a copy of the high-level assessment.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Council Tax: Surcharges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC and HMRC Valuation Office staff have been allocated to support the council tax surcharge valuations and appeals.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Greenpeace

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has ended its policy of non-engagement with Greenpeace.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the review of the definition of irreplaceable habitats.

Source: official written-questions record.