Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question HL1722 on Housing: Regeneration, whether the 1.5 million new homes target will count residential dwellings resulting f

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Corporate Hospitality and Official Gifts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide details of (a) gifts, (b) donations, (c) donations in kind and (d) hospitality that Ministers in her Department have accepted that have since been paid back t

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what dates her Department is required to (a) publish and (b) ratify the local government finance settlement for 2025-26; and what the deadlines are for local authorities to pu

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8190 on Social Services: Finance, for what reason a decision on council tax (a) referendums and (b) associated thresholds wi

26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to commission further rounds of the (a) Build to Rent fund and (b) Private Rented Sector Guarantee scheme.

26 Nov 2024 · 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, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and the Commissioner for Public Appointments in relation to the appointment of the MHCLG Lead Non-Executive Director

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Labour Party: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants other than special advisers from his Department attended this year’s Labour Party Conference.

25 Nov 2024 · 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 21 October 2024 to Question 8688 on Affordable Housing: Construction, if she will make a comparative assessment of the (a) spending profile and (b) cont

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mo Baines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) interests and (b) political activities Mo Baines declared when she was appointed as Lead Non-Executive Director.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had meetings with representatives of the Chinese government since 4 July 2024.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the affordable housing grant funding rates are per unit in London under the Accelerated Funding Route by type of affordable housing tenure.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average grant awarded per unit for (a) London Living Rent and (b) London affordable rent under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) Homes England hold on the average grant awarded per unit for new affordable dwellings for homeownership in (A) England, (B) London and

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) Homes England holds on the average grant awarded per unit for new (i) affordable and (ii) social rent dwellings in (A) England, (B) Lo

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Civil Servants: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from trade unions on introducing a four-day working week for civil servants working in her Department.

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of Right to Buy s

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, what the tenure mix will be for the 5,000 new social and afforda

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, what the target date is for the 5,000 new homes to be (a) starte

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment Rights Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to classify new measures in the Employment Rights Bill as a burden via the New burdens doctrine.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cultural Heritage and Publishing: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on the call for a boycott of Israel’s book industry and Israeli cultural institutions.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Councillors' Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on whether councillors should declare ownership of property which is (a) rented out to their local authority at a commerc

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the extent to which local authorities are meeting their obligations under the Local Government Transparency Code to pub

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Electric Vehicles and Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled CCC advises 81% reduction in emissions by 2035, published by the Climate Change Committee on 26 October 2024 and the letter from the

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Renters' Rights Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason an impact assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill was not published at (a) First Reading and (b) Second Reading; and if she will make it her policy to ensure impa

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pedestrian Areas: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many premises applied for a pavement licence under the Business and Planning Act 2020.

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new Property Portal requirements on the private rented sector will be in addition to selective licensing requirements, where such selective licensing requirement is i

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Guidance on the implementation of the council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes, published on 1 November 2024, which of th

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to footnote 2 of her Department's Guidance on the implementation of the council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes, published on 1 November 202

21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the level of selective licensing fees charged by each local authority with such a scheme; and what the average fee is in England.

21 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what the revenue effect will be of the combination from 2026-27 of the ending of 75% retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) rate relief, the new RHL lower multiplier,

Source: official written-questions record.