Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £500, February 2025, published on 31 March 2025, which Ministers used the ministerial private car service pr

3 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, whether council tax referendum provisions will be applied to new (a) town and (b) parish councils established in new unitary areas.

3 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, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government restructuring on the Local Government Pension Scheme.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the entry for Casas Y Palacios in the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £500, January 2025, updated on 27 February 2025, what event she attended.

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

Local Government: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39802 on Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the pub

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund: prospectus, published on 2 April 2025, whether groups that disagree with the Governm

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

Freeports: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39870 on Freeports: Finance, what the budgeted (a) capital and (b) resource funding is for freeports in 2025-26.

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

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give additional powers to local authorities to tackle unauthorised traveller (a) development and (b) encampments.

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

Investment Zones: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) capital and (b) resource funding she plans to allocate to Investment Zones in each of the next four financial years.

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

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any Muslim organisations are not eligible to submit bids to the Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) authorised and (b) unauthorised traveller pitches count towards housing targets.

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

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the collection of household rubbish on the prevalence of (a) vermin, (b) odours and (c) insects.

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

Local Government: Equal Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of equal pay claims on the financial viability of councils.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 39867 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will publish all e

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

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40195 on Levelling Up Fund, how much has been allocated in (a) capital and (b) resource funding to the Levelling Up Fund for 2

3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Low Alcohol Drinks: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41063 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Labelling and Marketing, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of amending labelling regulations on pu

3 Apr 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has provided on whether a linked donation which a Parliamentary candidate benefits from but g

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 36686, on MHCLG: Industrial Disputes, what the disputed issue is between her Department and the PCS trade union relating to th

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

Faith Matters and Tell MAMA: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund: prospectus, published on 2 April 2025, whether (a) Tell MAMA and (b) Faith Matters w

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

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she and her Ministers have had with Unite on the Birmingham bin strike.

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

Oxford City Council: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 38374 on Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential

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

Fast Food: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38367 on Fast Food: Planning Permission, what guidance her Department has issued on the necessary and sufficient features of a

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

Local Government: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39802 on Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services, whether her Department holds information on which councils do not

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

Fast Food: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38367 on Fast Food: Planning Permission, what rulings the Planning Inspectorate has made on the working definition of a fast f

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

Local Government: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 38374 on Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, what estimate her Department has made of the number of loc

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

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to explore alternative funding models of Internal Drainage Boards.

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

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 3 February 2025, HCWS413 on the Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26, whether she plans to provide additional support to l

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

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additional funding to Internal Drainage Boards.

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

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additional funding to Internal Drainage Boards.

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

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform Internal Drainage Board special levies.

Source: official written-questions record.