Written questions
3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Pest Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued recent guidance to local authorities on charging for pest control (a) removal and (b) prevention.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parish and Town Councils: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41456 on Parish and Town Councils: Council tax, whether her Department holds data on the precepts set by individual (a) town an
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Renters' Rights Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a transition period for the introduction of the provisions of the Renters’ Rights Bill.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of capping rent-in-advance at one month on prospective tenants.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the buy-to-let lending sector on implementing the Renters’ Rights Bill.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Flats: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23428 on Flats: Fire Prevention, how many under 11 metre buildings were unable to access an independent audit of a Fire Risk
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of enforcement actions against (a) enfranchised and (b) leaseholder-owned buildings for non-cladding fire safety defects.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a formal mechanism to remove non-qualifying lease status after confirmation by a professional fire engineer assessment that no further remediation
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Co-ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish the findings of the call for evidence entitled Jointly owned properties which closed on 7 April 2024.
30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of residential buildings requiring remediation of life-critical non-cladding defects (a) in scope and (b) not in scope of the
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the potential impact of local circumstances on the application of a (a) second homes and (b) empty homes premium to council tax
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Renters' Rights Bill: Travellers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on traveller pitches.
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on the consultation process in the planning system; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that guidance on the (a) e
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Regulator
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in approving Gateway 2 applications by the Building Safety Regulator on housebuilding targets.
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Regulator: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional resources to the Building Safety Regulator.
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Regulator: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator.
29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43904 on Local Government Pension Scheme, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of local government re
28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Faith Matters: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 43565 on Faith Matters and Tell MAMA: Finance, if she will publish correspondence between her Department and Faith Matters in
28 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Housing: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Valuation Office Agency obtains data on plot sizes of the (a) curtilage and (b) square area of a dwelling.
28 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Shops: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41059 on Energy: Shops, whether Energy Performance Certificate is a positive material consideration for the Valuation Office Agency in the (a) council tax banding a
28 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Housing: Business Rates and Council Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency backdates decisions on whether accommodation is liable for (a) council tax and (b) business rates.
28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Financial Services: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on communicating levels of risk associated with green investment products to consumers; and whether municipal green investment tru
28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nappies: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 45641 on Nappies: Waste Disposal, whether the UK Health Security Agency have provided (a) advice and (b) support to Birmingham City Council on di
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) the trade union action in Birmingham and (b) industrial action in general.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Picketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to amend the code of practice on picketing, updated on 11 March 2024.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Picketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has received recent representations from trade unions on the six person limit on pickets; and whether he has considered amending this limit.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing compulsory water metering of homes paying water bills based on rateable value.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations his Department has received on (a) progressive and (b) seasonal water metering tariffs.
28 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44484 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, whether her Department considered (a) appealing the judgement and (b) bringing forward legislative proposals to
28 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41060 on Asylum: Temporary Accommodation, with which local authorities her Department is working.
Source: official written-questions record.