Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22929 on Treasury: Employers' Contributions, whether she has received any requests for pricing reviews, in the context of ch

27 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Council of the Nations and Regions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 22044 on Council of the Nations and Regions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting (a) councillors and (b) council mayors to the

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Development: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in response to the question from Hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and

24 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 236 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, whether relevant councils are required to begin a new local plan (a) dur

24 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Vagrancy Act 1824

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21612 on Vagrancy Act 1824, whether the Act’s provisions will remain in place until replaced.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Association's publication entitled Local government finance policy statement – LGA response. published on 28 November 2024, what assessment

23 Jan 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 17 January 2025 to Question 22645 on Workplace Pensions: Councillors and Mayors, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on reinstating p

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22644 on Council tax, if she will take steps to advertise the council tax discounts, disregards and exemptions for (a) the s

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22334 on Local Government: Reorganisation, what her Department's policy is on facilitating local government reorganisation i

23 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Council of the Nations and Regions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 22044 on Council of the Nations and Regions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting council representatives from (a) Wales, (b) Sc

23 Jan 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 20 January 2025 to Question 23142 on Unitary Councils, if she will publish the (a) numeric population range and (b) area size of a small unitary.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22720 on Housing: Foreign Nationals, in what circumstances are (a) unaccompanied child and (b) other (i) asylum seekers and

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many research reports were (a) commissioned and (b) published by her Department and its predecessors on local government restructuring since 1997; and what the title of each

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18875 on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2025 and to the corrected Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question HL3525 on Office

23 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains her Department's policy to introduce a unified consent regime to include (a) pavement licensing and (b) licensing consent for the consumption and sale of alcohol in that pavement ar

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Smoking: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22648 on Smoking: Public Places, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent local authorities from introduci

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of 22 January 2025, Official Report, Column 86

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22048 on Housing: Energy, whether the average cost for private sector landlords who need to make improvements to their domes

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22336 on Faith Matters and Tell MAMA: Finance, what her Department's timetable is for confirming funding for (a) monitoring

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the London Borough of Newham's proposals to set a 10% council tax referendum threshold for fi

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Infrastructure: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the independent report entitled Independent review into legal challenges against Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, published on 28 October 2024, w

22 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how business ratepayers with multiple qualifying hereditaments across different local authorities will have retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief capped.

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22042 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants, what firms have had their consultancy (a) work

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Right to Buy on the number of social housing tenants who are eligible to buy their home.

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance on (a) the liability of a new owner of a dwelling for unpaid (i) council tax, (ii) second homes premium and (iii) empty homes premium if that propert

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22338 on Antisemitism and Islamophobia, whether her Department uses the phrase anti-Muslim hatred; and what her Department's

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22384 on Local Government Finance: Services, what the estimated council tax receipts are in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 with

22 Jan 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 15 January 2025 to Question 22384 on Local Government Finance: Services, if she will publish the (a) cash and (b) percentage change in central governmen

22 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mo Baines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22321 on Mo Baines, if she will publish a copy of Mo Baines’ declaration of political activity (a) submitted when she applie

22 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22321 on Mo Baines, if he will make it his policy to require that political activity is published as part of announcements of (a) non-executive directors and

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