Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes England: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by Homes England on diversity, equality and inclusion (a) training and (b) programmes since 5 July 2024.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes England: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Homes England has spent on consultants since 5 July 2024.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) end of life and (b) other palliative care services provided by the NHS on patient quality of life; and whether the new 10-year

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming NHS 10-year plan will include commitments to reform funding for (a) palliative and (b) end-of-life care.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Advertising and Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department enforces breaches of flag flying regulations; and what guidance her Department has produced on enforcement of advertising regulations.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21621 on Unitary Councils, whether there is a recommended (a) minimum and (b) maximum geographical area for the size of a un

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24513 on Business Rates: Tax Allowance, what the net value is of the package when adjusted for changes to the (a) retail, hospitality and leisure business rate r

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Property: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24511 on Property Valuation, if she will publish (a) guidance and (b) correspondence from the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology to the Valuation Offic

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs holds data on the (a) number of employees, (b) salaries and (c) aggregate revenue of National Insurance contributions collected from local councils.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19711 on Airports: Business Rates, whether any changes have been made to (a) using profitability metrics and (b) other processes since the last revaluation to t

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025, to Question 21621 on Unitary Councils, what the average (a) population size, (b) number of electoral wards, (c) total number of council

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21621 on Unitary Councils, whether her Department has issued guidance on the (a) number of electoral wards, (b) total number

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has commissioned research into local government restructuring in the last two years.

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken any post-implementation evaluation of previous local government reorganisations.

21 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25696 on Public Appointments: Political Activities, at what point in the appointment process should the public disclosure on political activity be made for a

21 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to acknowledge the Freedom of Information Act request made by the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, contained in the letter to the Prime Minister of 26 January 2025.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16486 on Public Houses: Business Rates and Employer Contributions, what methodology her Department used to estimate that the average pub has a rateable value of

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency considers (a) the level of taxes and (b) other changes to fiscal policy when determining the valuation of a (i) pub and (ii) other hereditament.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Housing: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the number of dwellings that have (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more bedrooms in each local authority in London.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Supermarkets: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the number of supermarkets that have a rateable value of above £500,000 in England.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Government: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to continue to publish statutory notices in local newspapers.

21 Feb 2025 · Women and Equalities

Candidates: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 26206 on Candidates: Gender, whether she plans to consult political parties before the commencement of section 106; what (a) data and (b) protected charact

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Councillors and Mayors: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2025 to Question 26040 on Councillors and Mayors: Workplace Pensions, whether the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution has ha

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme: Birmingham City Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the amount Birmingham City Council (a) raised in council tax in 2024-25 and (b) paid out in employer contributions to the Local Governmen

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the correspondence entitled Local government reorganisation: invitation to local authorities in two-tier areas, published on 6 February 2025, whether members of

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 26551 on Business Premises: Change of Use, how many additional dwellings were provided from the prior approval applications

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Valuation Office Agency: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the presentations by the Valuation Office Agency to the International Association of Assessing Officers Annual Conference 2023 between 28 and 30 August 2023.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Valuation Office Agency: Freedom of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency: Freedom of Information disclosure log, last updated on 26 October 2023, for what reason no information is available on this webpage.

21 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of the £110,000 relief cap on (a) the level of retail, hospitality and leisure rate relief under the new 2026-27 multiplier system and

21 Feb 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Parliamentary Parties Panel

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many times the Parliamentary Parties Panel has met since February 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.