Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the total cost to her Department was for her visit to Doncaster Airport on 10 April 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Ebbsfleet

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40908 on New Towns: Planning Permission, which rare (a) plant, (b) bird and (c) invertebrate species other than the Distinguished Jum

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

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40908 on New Towns: Planning Permission, whether she plans to allow housing development on Sites of Special Scientific Interest

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) fly-tipping and (b) uncollected household rubbish on the environment; and whether the Environment A

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Unite: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Certification Officer's corporate reports entitled Unite the Union: annual returns (PDF format), for what reason Unite have provided partial annual returns between 2021 and 2023.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electoral Commission: Companies House

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41450 on Electoral Commission: Companies House, whether data has been shared between Companies House and the Electoral Commission; and how data sharin

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42254 on Licensing Laws, whether licensed premises must apply for variations to their licence to continue to serve alcohol within the curtilage of a

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42254 on Licensing Laws, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of continuing the alcohol licensing easement for (a) pavement lic

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Government calls ‘last orders’ on red tape choking pubs, clubs, and restaurants in major boost to the British night out, published on 4 April 2025, whether

17 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Environment Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that Environmental Information Regulation requests are treated equally to Freedom of Information requests.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Birmingham City Council: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been assigned to provide Military Aid to the Civil Authorities to Birmingham City Council.

17 Apr 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, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2025, to Question 22035, on Candidates: Expenditure, if he will publish a copy of the spending r

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

Housing: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings were built on green belt land in each year since 1997.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41460 on MHCLG: Equality, if she will publish the associated training materials for the Inclusion Allies training; who signed o

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Waste Disposal: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the repeal of the Trade Union Act 2015 on (a) the likelihood of future industrial action in local authorities relating to the collection of hous

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

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has recused herself from discussions on the Birmingham City Council bin strike.

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

Green Belt: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her oral Answer of 7 April 2025, Official Report, column 577, on what evidential basis she said that the number of homes approved on green belt land increased t

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41460 on MHCLG: Equality, what was included within the Inclusion Allies training.

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

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of land were designated as green belt in each year since 1997.

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

Local Government Services: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the size of London boroughs on their effectiveness at delivering public services.

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

Admiralty House

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41458 on Admiralty House, what the nature was of the logistical support provided by civil servants.

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reverse the regulatory changes to (a) pavement licences and (b) takeaway pints from the expiry of the covid easements on 1 April 2025.

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

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the responses to the Devolution Priority Programme consultations.

17 Apr 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 (a) she and (b) the Planning Inspectorate have full access to redacted sections of (i) documentation and (ii) drawings of the proposed Chinese Embassy.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Universal United Kingdom Resort: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release entitled Multi-billion-pound investment secured as Universal theme park and resort set to be built in Bedford, bringing thousands of jobs, published on 9 April

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Waste: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41085 on Domestic Waste and Fly-tipping: Health Hazards, if he will publish the risk assessment on the potential health impacts of uncollected was

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste and Fly-tipping: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41085 on Domestic Waste and Fly-tipping: Health Hazards, whether the Environment Agency has made an assessment of the potential impac

17 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43478 on Admiralty House, how many of the flats are occupied.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment Rights Bill: Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 44224 on Employment Rights Bill: Local Government Services, if he will consult each (a) local authority and (b)town and parish council.

17 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ministers: Official Residences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Ministerial residence at 1 Carlton Gardens pays council tax as a (a) sole or main residence, (b) single person discount and (c) second home.

Source: official written-questions record.