Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) internal and (b) external Prevent guidance her Department has drafted on cultural nationalism; and what her Department’s definition is of cultural nationalism.

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question HL7763 on Asylum: Housing, whether such hotel figures include housing in former communal accommodation.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Greater London Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, if she will publish the research commissioned from the Greate

16 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 53973 on Defending Democracy Taskforce, if she will provide a copy of the Defending Democracy Taskforce's assessment of transnational repression to th

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

Green Belt: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 53925 on Green Belt: Planning, what definition her Department uses for a built-up area; and what level of density or rurality pr

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

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 4 June 2025 to Question 54046 on Waste Disposal: Birmingham and (b) 7 May 2025 to Question 48129 on Birmingham City Council, what information (i) h

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

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 53912 on Asylum: Housing, if she will make it her policy to issue planning practice guidance on changing hotels to asylum hostel

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

Affordable Housing: Grants and Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average (a) cash grant and (b) subsidy per unit is for a unit of (i) social rent housing, (ii) affordable rent and (iii) affordable home ownership.

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

Mo Baines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54410 on Mo Baines, if she will publish that declaration.

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

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48129 on Birmingham City Council, what information her Department holds on which contractors are collecting domestic rubbish from

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

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Rooftop solar for new builds to save people money, published on 6 June 2025, what estimate her Department has made of the capital cos

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

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on local government restructuring in Essex; when she plans to hold a formal consultation process on the number of new unitary

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

Economic and Social Research Council: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, what services were commissioned from the Economic and Social

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state sixth form places are available within (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 miles of Escrick.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state secondary school places are available within (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 miles of Escrick.

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

Non Domestic Ratings (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act 2025: Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she received representations from the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire on the Non Domestic Ratings (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act 2025 prior to the Bill receiving

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish amended guidance on the enforcement of moving traffic offences.

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

Second Homes: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a dwelling subject to a Class G exemption on a second homes council tax premium can apply for a Class H exemption after 12 months of applying a Class G exemption; and whe

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50172 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials, whether her Department has made an assess

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

Cities and Local Growth Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Cities and Local Growth Unit has been closed.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Picketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 530393 on Picketing, whether the 6 person limit on picketing will be (a) retained or (b) removed when the Code of Practice on Picketing is revised.

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

Housing: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department has provided to Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Housing Investment Loans Fund; and whether (a) guidance and (b) conditions were attached to th

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, if she will publish the specification of the research commiss

13 Jun 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru: Elections

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the (a) Scottish and (b) Welsh government on spending limits for the (i) Scot

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

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who the members of the Reorganisation Advisory Group in her Department are; and what the terms of reference for that group are.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Livewire Consultancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to Livewire Consultancy Limi

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

Plan for Neighbourhoods: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Plan for Neighbourhoods: Regeneration Plan guidance, published on 9 June 2025, what estimate she has made of the (a) quant

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

Fire and Rescue Services: Local Government Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme on levels of industrial action by municipal firefighters.

12 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers local authorities have to object to the housing of asylum seekers in (a) hostel and hotels and (b) private rented sector accommodation in their locality.

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

Local Government: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55454 on Local Government: Surrey, whether the Local Government Boundary Commission will be formally commissioned to undertake a

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