Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities have applied for an Article 4 direction in relation to Houses of Multiple Occupancy.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2021, HCWS145, on revitalising high streets and town centres, what additional guidance his Department has provided to local planning

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has carried out an equalities impact assessment on the introduction of the new permitted development rights, Class MA, announced on 1 August 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Article 4 directions his Department has refused in the last (a) three months, (6) six months, (c) 12 months and (d) five years.

17 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to allow people who have received a covid-19 vaccination outside of the UK to register that vaccination on the NHS covid pass.

14 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to publish its response to the Planning for the Future Consultation before the House of Commons rises on the 23 September 2021.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of noise pollution limits from vehicles.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of noise pollution limits from vehicles.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with officials from the Metropolitan Police on the enforcement of noise pollution from vehicles.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability and (b) accuracy of acoustic cameras in enforcing road traffic noise limits.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105392 on Motorcycles: Noise, what further research the Government has undertaken on the effectiveness of acoustic cameras on reducing levels of noise

9 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport

What steps his Department is taking to help (a) decarbonise transport and (b) encourage active travel.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Aircraft: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend Section 70 of the Transport 2000 Act to ensure the Civil Aviation Authority can take action to reduce the impact of aircraft noise.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Aircraft: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make aircraft noise a statutory nuisance.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Civil Aviation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the statutory duties of the Civil Aviation Authority.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Civil Aviation Authority: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to strengthen the environmental remit of the Civil Aviation Authority.

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the additional revenue that would be raised by including conversions through permitted development rights within the scope of the proposed infr

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has carried an impact assessment of requiring change of use conversions through permitted development rights to be liable for payments through Section 106

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Health Centres: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of medical centres in (a) London and (b) England which have undergone a change of use through permitted development rights within Cla

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Health Centres: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of medical centres in England which have undergone a change of use within Class E in each of the last five years.

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to introduce the proposed £5,000 planning fee for conversions under class MA of permitted development.

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow local planning authorities to mandate minimum standards on green or outside space when considering retail or office conversions into residential buildin

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving local planning authorities the right to reject conversions from (a) retail and (b) office buildings to residential b

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the existing light standards within permitted development rights to include a mandatory requirement for direct lig

19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in England have used Article 4 directions to remove permitted development rights for the conversion of commercial space to residential properties.

19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) local authorities in England have used Article 4 directions and (b) times each local authority has used an article 4 direction in each of the last five years.

19 Jul 2021 · 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 Written Statement of 1 July 2021, HCWS145 on Revitalising high streets and town centres, what his timetable is for bringing forward the proposed changes to

16 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Derelict Land: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of brownfield sites that have been granted planning permission in England since January 2020.

15 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timescale is for responding to the National Planning Policy Framework and National Model Design Code: consultation proposals, updated on 8 February 2021.

15 Jul 2021 · 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 Written Statement of 1 July 2021, Official Report, HCWS145, what discussions his Department has had with the Local Government Association on proposed change

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