Sir Oliver Dowden

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local plans will need to be updated following local government reorganisation.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will formalise the role of representative community groups in local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on consistency in local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement entitled Building the Homes We Need, of 30 July 2024, HCWS48, what steps she has taken to ensure local authorities are reviewing their gre

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement entitled Building the Homes We Need, of 30 July 2024, HCWS48, what steps she has taken to ensure that development on the green belt will o

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hertsmere Borough Council: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertsmere Borough Council on protecting the green belt.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hertsmere Borough Council: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertsmere Borough Council on the application of the Golden Rules in local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hertsmere Borough Council: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Hertsmere Borough Council on local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will bring in further guidance on how local authorities can uphold the Golden Rules in local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take if local authorities do not comply with the (a) Golden Rules and (b) revised NPPF in local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on applying the Golden Rules in local planning decisions.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on the revised NPPF.

9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in upholding the Golden Rules under the revised NPPF.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made of for online malicious communications in Hertfordshire in 2024.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Hertfordshire Constabulary: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are dedicated solely to monitoring social media for malicious communications in Hertfordshire Constabulary.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made for online malicious communications in 2024.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of police initiatives to monitor social media for malicious communications in the most recent period for which data is available.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police staff are dedicated solely to monitoring social media.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police forces have dedicated teams for monitoring social media for malicious communications.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police staff regularly monitor social media for malicious communications.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of lessons from (a) the JobsPlus and (b) other pilot programmes in informing the development of Local Get Britain Working plans.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that Local Get Britain Working plans (a) are designed in partnership with community-led housing organisations and (b) reflect local labour market needs.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to support the national rollout of (a) JobsPlus and (b) other community-led employment programmes following the conclusion of the pilot phase.

30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to increase levels of transparency in litigation funding.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) tackle, (b) prevent and (c) monitor poor quality care in council-commissioned care homes.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Personal Care Services: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and HMRC of the number of people currently practicing in the hair and beauty sector using disguised employment practices.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Personal Care Services: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to tackle disguised employment practices in the hair and beauty sector.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Personal Care Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on hair and beauty sector.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Personal Care Services: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the British Hair Consortium's report entitled Securing the future of UK hairdressing and beauty: the economic, fiscal and s

26 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Personal Care Services: Apprentices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprentices are working in the hair and beauty sector.