Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 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, on what dates the public hearings will be held for the Planning Inspectorate's inquiry into the Chinese Embassy planning application; and which planning inspector will be chairin

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

Planning Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.35 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, how much and what proportion of the £46 million in funding allocated to her Department will be spent on (a) recrui

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

Vagrancy Act 1824

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce replacement legislation for the Vagrancy Act 1824.

3 Jan 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 she has made of the potential impact of (a) increases to (i) capital gains tax and (ii) stamp duty, (b) fixed term tenancies and evictions in the Renters’ Rights

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Infrastructure: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release on building, published on 5 December 2024, what the mechanism is by which she plans to meet the target of 150 infrastructure deci

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Councillors: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether the decision to suspend councillors will be taken by (a) the full counci

18 Dec 2024 · 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 6 December 2024 to Question 17009 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether she had discussions with (a) the Prime Minister or (b) 10 Downing Str

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16480 on Community Cohesion, if she will publish the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the Communities and Recove

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) job title, (b) unit or division and (c) grade is of each job advertised on Civil Service Jobs but not to the public since 4 July 2024.

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of job vacancies in her Department have been externally advertised since 4 July 2024.

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6408 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography, whether her Department has recruited a photograp

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the target of 1.5 million new homes in the context of net migration.

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of new dwellings built in (a) England and (b) London were flats in the last year for which figures are available.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the requirement for local authority statutory notices to be published in local newspapers.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 15005 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings, if she will list the address of every departmenta

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 16934 on Devolution: Essex, whether the May 2025 local elections will take place as scheduled.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department work on integration and community cohesion.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher levels of immigration on (a) house prices and (b) rental costs.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has contributed to the extremism review.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, published on 12

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much each eligible local authority received in Rural Services Delivery Grant in 2024-25; and how much was allocated in total.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has an annual house building target for England.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has an affordable housing target for this Parliament.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17553 on Housing: Ownership, whether she has made an estimate of potential changes in the levels of Right to Buy sales aris

17 Dec 2024 · 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 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, how many councils will receive that funding.

17 Dec 2024 · 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 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, what deprivation data her Department will use.

17 Dec 2024 · 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 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, how the Recovery Grant will be funded.

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17560 on Local Government Services: Rural Areas, whether her Department has carried out an environmental principles assessm

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17552 on Local Government: Employers’ Contributions, what representations her Department has received on the cost of local

17 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

Source: official written-questions record.