Written questions
3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36096 on MHCLG: Trade Union Officials, whether she plans to continue publishing this data following the passage of the Employm
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 37069 on Local Government Finance, what information her Department holds on the financial impact of other forms of recent loca
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36103 on Islamophobia, what the public appointment process will be.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether new towns will be built through development corporations.
27 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Planning: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled A new approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, published on 17 March 2025, which public body will be designated as the l
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section one of the policy paper entitled A new approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, published on 17 March 2025, if she will make an asse
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tell MAMA: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley of 13 March 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 822, whether the grant funding agreement with Tell MAMA has been si
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has any staff permanently based in the Cabinet Office in the context of her role as Deputy Prime Minister.
27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31973 on Affordable Housing: Construction, and with reference to the Update from MHCLG on targets on the 2021-26 Affordable Hom
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Powers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on what types of decision are required to be made by (a) the council’s executive and (b) the full council.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking: Byelaws
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37218 on Byelaws, whether her Department has provided guidance on the application of byelaws which would ban (a) smoking and (
26 Mar 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 18 March 2025 to Question 36421 on Permitted Development Rights, if she will publish the Article 4 directions in force in each local authority.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which non-civil service organisations second staff to her Department.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on levels of resident satisfaction with local councils.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the level of council tax levied by (a) The Environment Agency, (b) Garden Committees, (c) Conservators, (d) Port Health Authorities, (e)
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37213 on Local Government: Disclosure of Information, whether her Department has considered updating the guidance entitled Loc
26 Mar 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 19 March 2025 to Question 37225 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality, what the training provided by (a) Ernst and Young an
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37213 on Local Government: Disclosure of Information, what powers she has to intervene if councils do not meet obligations und
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37220 on Admiralty House, what logistical support was provided.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on including local Electoral Returning Officers within the definition of local authorities for the Re-use of Public Sector Information.
26 Mar 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 her Department holds data on parish precepts levied by (a) town and (b) parish councils.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of private rented sector reforms on the number of landlords requesting guarantors for new tenancies.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Transport for London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations from the RMT trade union on prioritising Transport for London staff members for social housing.
26 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mayoral Renewables Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the Mayoral Renewables Fund is operating on a bidding scheme basis; and whether the fund is ringfenced.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Unitary Councils
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to instruct the Local Government Boundary Commission to conduct a formal assessment of the new wards and boundaries of the new unitary authorities.
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Councillors
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 33755 on Members: Prison Sentences, whether her Department plans to change the disqualification rules for councillors in local
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electoral Commission: Companies House
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37580 on Electoral Commission: Companies House, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with Government departments
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release notice entitled £2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation, publis
26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the amount (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on housing for (i) refugees and (ii) asylum seekers by each local authority in the 2024-25 fina
25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Flags: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on whether a flag flown outside at ground level requires planning permission, where it does not have deemed consent.
Source: official written-questions record.