Written questions
3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 11 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what estimate her Department has made of the change in (a) prior app
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 11 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what statistics will be collated on the unit planning fee charges fo
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum accommodation dwellings are provided by each private contractor.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published on 11 May 2025, whether the English language requirements for (a) migrant
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed delayed homes penalty would apply to sites where the original applicant has gone into administration and the site (a) has and (b) has not commenced.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 7 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, how many (a) consents, (b) permissions and (c) permits will be requir
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Planning: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Annex 1 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the timi
30 May 2025 · House of Commons Commission
Written Questions
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52867 on Written Questions, what is the 19% figure in absolute terms; and what is the average percentage
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department's proposed Delayed Homes Penalty will apply to unbuilt-out sites for which the (a) planning permission has expired and (b) development has not commenced.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to p.61, Appendix 2 of the document entitled Annex 1: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects reform of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessm
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on consulting on substantive changes to (a) practice and (b) policy in relation to the Planning practical guidance.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed Delayed Homes Penalty will apply to unbuilt housing (a) that only has outline planning permission and (b) for which the development has not commenced.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Valuation Tribunal Service: Handbooks
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Tribunal Service's Council Tax Manual has been updated since the 2022 edition published on its website.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many level 7 Chartered Town Planning Apprenticeships have been (a) started and (b) completed in each year for which data is available.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Authorities: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for the Level 7 Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship on the recruitment of planning offic
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to make changes to (a) regulation and (b) guidance in relation to council tax (i) collection and (ii) debts.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fast Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51393 on Fast Food, whether the Food Standards Agency categorises (a) Pret a Manger, (b) Subway and (c) Greggs as a fast food outlet.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fast Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51393 on Fast Food, how the (a) Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and (b) Public Health England defines a fast food outlet.
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 50162 on UK Emissions Trading Scheme, whether he plans to provide additional funding to local authorities for these costs; and whether he has
30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Charity Commission on the activities of Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission.
30 May 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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50169 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what changes have been made to those thresho
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tony Blair
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50171 on Tony Blair, whether she has had discussions with Tony Blair on the deliverability of the 1.5 million housebuilding tar
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Chinese Embassy: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy at Royal Mint Court on the security of the telecommunications exchange CLWAP at Royal Mint Street.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50515 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Offices, if she will place in the Library workplace office atten
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the (a) title and (b) topic of each environmental principles assessment that has been produced since 4 July 2024
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Trade Unions: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50516 on Trade Unions: Finance, whether she plans to update that guidance once the Employment Rights Bill is passed.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire Brigades Union
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings she has had with the Fire Brigades Union since 4 July 2024.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Flags: Festivals and Special Occasions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51398 on Flags: Festivals and Special Occasions, how much funding has been allocated by her Department to support Historic Count
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to commence the provisions on consumer protection in the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Civil Service: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's policies on location neutral recruitment on Civil Service policies in relation to levels of workplace att
Source: official written-questions record.