Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 May 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Candidates: Expenditure

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has previously released individual RPA candidate spending returns under the Freedom of Information

14 May 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 5 March 2025, to Question 32583, on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, what is the annual remuneration of Baroness Casey of Blackstock for her role as Chair of

14 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Anti-Islamophobia Working Group provided a training and awareness session in his Department in November 2024.

14 May 2025 · Church Commissioners

Overseas Trade: Israel and Occupied Territories

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether (a) the Church of England, (b) its pension funds and (c) its investment funds support (i) boycotts and (ii) divestment of companies selling (A) goods and (B) services (1)

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Repossession Orders: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what statistics (a) her Department and (b) His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service collates on court waiting times for private rented sector repossession claims.

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings Safety Regulator

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the time taken to process applications to the Building Safety Regulator.

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of houses currently under construction in each London borough; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of ch

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

Nature Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether funds raised through the Nature Restoration Fund must be allocated to Environmental Delivery Plans (a) in the same

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

Council Tax: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to remove the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax.

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

Islamophobia: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to make a submission to the Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry on gendered Islamophobia.

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

Mead Realisations: Judgements

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Court of Appeal ruling of Mead Realisations Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Gov

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the locations were of the official visits she undertook on 10 April 2025.

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

Client Earth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45706 on Client Earth, whether the (a) legal and (b) planning divisions of her Department engage with Client Earth.

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

Planning Permission: Impact Assessments

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, what the topic was of each equality impact assessment that has been produced by her Department s

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

Planning: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Office for Environmental Protection publication entitled OEP gives advice to Governm

13 May 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, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b) priority movers list, (

13 May 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46900 on Asylum: Housing, if she will provide a national figure.

13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Sanitation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any gender-neutral toilets have been removed from the Government estate since 4 July 2024.

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

Planning: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to repeal any retained EU environmental regulations in the context of her proposed planning reforms.

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

Mead Realisations: Judgements

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling in Mead Realisations Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] EWCA Civ 32.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what topics her Department has produced an environmental principles assessment since 4 July 2024.

12 May 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 her Department holds information on the number of dwellings subject to a second homes council tax premium in each local authority area.

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

European Islamic Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 45642 on European Islamic Centre, in what capacity the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution has engaged

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

Embassies: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will have access to the unredacted plans for the proposed Chinese Embassy when the Planning Inspector’s report is submitted.

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

Embassies: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) MI5, (b) GCHQ or (c) MI6 are able to make representations to (i) the planning inspector and (ii) her as part of the planning inquiry on the proposed Chinese Embassy w

12 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, whether her Department is taking steps to support Historic County Flag Day; and which public body organises the event.

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

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 47709 on Permitted Development Rights, whether her Department has issued guidance to local planning authorities on making Article

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

Electoral Register: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on automatic electoral registration in Wales.

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

Licensing Laws: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 47712 on Night-time economy: Greater London, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to transfer powers to the M

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

Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date she last used her office in 70 Whitehall.

Source: official written-questions record.