Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance entitled Sensitive information in planning applications have been used for the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51872 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants, how many staff are in a redeployment position in

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

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has a policy on the use of technical language in planning applications.

4 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, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of second home dwellings liable for the second homes council tax premium being flipped to holiday lets liable for

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

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Local government reorganisation: summary of feedback on interim plans, published on 3 June 2025, if she will publish each

4 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Domestic Visits: Doncaster

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any special advisers attended the Prime Minister's visit to Doncaster on 10 April 2025.

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

Empty Dwelling Management Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46286 on Housing, whether she plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals and (b) update guidance on Empty Dwelling Manag

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

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question HL070 on Unitary Councils, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine when to make a request to the Local Gover

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

Reservoirs: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend planning (a) policy and (b) legislation to help facilitate the construction of new water reservoirs.

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

Political Parties

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on recharging visits that include a mix of political and official engagements from political parties.

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Home Department of 2 June 2025, Official Report, column 13, for what reason Baroness Casey requested a short extensi

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2025 to Question 52623 on Offences Against Children, if she will place in the Library (a) a copy of the letter sent to all local authorities on 12 March 2025, and (b)

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, for what reason her Department has ceased publishing data

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

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what weight her Department gives to planning representations made directly to the Secretary of State after a called-in public inquiry has taken place and prior to the decision-no

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

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45696 on Planning Permission, if she will publish the Planning and Infrastructure Bill environmental principles assessment.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled The Plan for Drivers, published in October 2023, what progress she has made on updating 20mph zone guidance for England.

2 Jun 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 the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 June 2025 entitled Planning reform and housing delivery, HCWS673, who will be responsible for determining whether plannin

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telephone Exchanges: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) Ofcom play in ensuring the cyber-security of telecommunication exchanges (i) at Wapping in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and

2 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Chinese Embassy: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy on cyber security for the BT telephone exchange.

2 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Bank of England: Cybersecurity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the role of the Bank of England is in ensuring cyber-security of financial institutions and telecommunication exchanges based within the vicinity the City of London.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the local media strategy.

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

Community Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided guidance to local authorities on retaining Community Infrastructure Levy payments for the purpose of using the interest accrued on that fundin

2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department provides guidance on the installation of gender-neutral toilets in its estate outside the UK.

2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52268 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, whether the financial expenditure report will include the chair's salary.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Property Development: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) the Competition and Market Authority and (b) his Department has provided guidance to public authorities on offering loans to developers (i) at less than market rate and (ii) on preferential

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

Electoral Commission: Publications

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's publication entitled FAQ sheet for qualifying foreign citizens in Wales (multiple langu

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

Owner Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households have used Government-funded home ownership schemes in England in each of the last 30 years.

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

Greater London Authority: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 6.4 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, who the members of the working group with the Greater London Authority are.

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

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built in England in each of the last 30 years; and what type of affordable tenure those homes were.

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

Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to commence the remaining provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.