Written questions
3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Travellers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the policy is of (a) her Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunal Service on granting legal aid to travellers for enforcement cases against unauthorised (i) development and (ii) encampments.
9 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Disposable Income: Council Tax and Indirect Taxation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics' Higher Real Household Disposable Income per head measure takes into account changes to (a) council tax bills and (b) indirect taxation.
9 Jan 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Labour Together: Expenditure
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the Electoral Commission's timetable is for publishing details of spending by Labour Together for the 2024 general election.
9 Jan 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Electoral Register
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Electoral Commission has made of the number of people on the electoral roll in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great
9 Jan 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, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking
9 Jan 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 22037 on Candidates: expenditure, whether the 20 pence per page prescribed fee
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Renters' Rights Bill: Inflation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on levels of inflation in (a) the next six months and (b) the six months following the commenceme
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice
First-tier Tribunal: Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time is between a complaint being (a) received and (b) logged at the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber – Residential Property).
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 3 of the Renters’ Rights Bill Impact Assessment, published in November 2024, what discussions she has had with insurers on the conclusion that tenants want
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 3 of the Renters’ Rights Bill Impact Assessment, published in November 2024, what her Department's evidential basis is that tenants wanting to own a pet wi
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Renters Rights Bill: First-tier Tribunal
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the President of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) on the Renters Rights Bill.
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Eutrophication
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether nutrient neutrality mitigation levy measures will be subject to economic viability assessments; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the additional
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18378 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments, what assessment she made of the potent
9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on foreign donors from which donations including via (a) third parties and (b) corporate companies may be accepted by political parties
9 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Community Development: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of boycotts of Israeli participation in (a) sporting and (b) cultural events on levels of community cohesion in the UK.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14996, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether Innovate UK requested that the planning application be called-in.
8 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Free Schools: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether free schools will be affected by changes to charitable business rate relief for schools.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Smoking: Public Places
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 99 of the English Devolution White Paper, CP 1218, whether councils will be able to ban smoking in public places under the new byelaw powers.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, published on 18 December 2024, if she will make it her policy to ensure that the Royal Borough of Windsor a
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Religion
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which religions and faiths her Department formally recognises; and which faith days for those religions or faiths her Department formally marks.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Workplace Pensions: Councillors and Mayors
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the provision of pensions funded from the public purse for (a) councillors, (b) council mayors and (c) combined authority mayors.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to publicly advertise her Department's guidance entitled Paying the right level of Council Tax: a plain English guide to Council Tax, updated 26 April 2024
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued on representations on planning applications subject to foreign interference.
8 Jan 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 an (a) Equality Impact Assessment and (b) Environmental Principles assessment was undertaken on the decision to call-in the planning application for the Chinese Embassy.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14996 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Aff
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Mayor of London has requested a higher council tax referendum for 2025-26.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Counter-terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2024 to Question 20295 on Counter-terrorism, whether the principles of the written ministerial statement of 14 March 2024 on New Extremism D
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regional Planning and Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for the commencement of Section 111 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.
8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pentland Communications and Sovereign Strategy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 January 2025 to Question 16491 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants and Special Advisers and pursuant to the Answer o
8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish any (a) electronic and (b) written communication from Downing Street to his Department on the Chinese Embassy before the decision was made to call in the p
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