Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the (a) cost of preparing and (b) length of the environmental impact assessment for the Lower Thames Crossing development consent order application.

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

Government Departments: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10435 on Government Departments: Trade Unions, what the check-off arrangements in her Department are.

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

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her speech at the Local Government Association Conference of 24 October 2024, what deliverable plans councils will need to put in place.

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

Local Government: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her speech at the Local Government Association Conference of 24 October 2024, what the terms of reference of the Workforce Development Group are.

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

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11493 on Buildings and Housing: Solar Power, whether she is taking planning-related steps to facilitate the fitting of solar

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her speech at the Local Government Association Conference of 24 October 2024, whether she plans to end the allocation of funding to local government by bidding.

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

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to postpone local government elections due to be held in 2025.

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

Mayors: Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to create an elected mayor in Cheshire.

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

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in which local authority areas combined authority mayoral elections will take place in 2025.

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

Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow local authorities to impose local taxes on (a) hotel and (b) short-term let stays.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 10847 on Leisure Centres: Government Assistance, whether she plans to hold further rounds of the Swimming Pool Support Fund.

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

Local Government: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11179 on Local Government: Equality, whether her Department holds copies of the Local Government Association’s Equality, Div

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

Leasehold: Forfeiture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform the leasehold law on forfeiture.

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

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of hereditaments that will qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure business rates relief in financial year 2024-25.

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

Council Tax: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow for an above-inflation rise in the council tax referendum threshold for 2025-26 for the Greater London Authority to increase revenue for Transport for

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

Council Tax: Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Summary of responses and government’s response to the consultation on proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premi

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employment: Policy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department’s definition of a working person is for the purposes of policy development.

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in England have a rateable value over £500,000 broken down by Special Category Code.

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Council Tax: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7829 on Council Tax: Wales, what information the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish before April 2025.

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Council Tax: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether value significant codes are used by the Valuation Office Agency in the Automated Valuation Model for Wales.

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of revenues to the Exchequer from business rates in England in each of the next five financial years.

20 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Public Houses: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the average cost of a pint of beer in a pub.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he intends to meet with the Advertising Standards Authority to discuss the advertising of part-copper broadband as fibre.

15 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11656 on Tax Avoidance, what her timescales are for (a) commissioning and (b) receiving the review.

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

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question HL1248, on Community Ownership Fund, what her Department's planned timetable is for determining whether the Community

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

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question HL1248, on Community Ownership Fund, what the status is of Community Ownership Fund grants which were applied for befo

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any businesses have (a) withdrawn and (b) reduced their investment commitments following the International Investment Summit on 14 October 2024.

31 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of farmers who will be affected by the withdrawal of agricultural property relief in Thirsk and Malton constituency.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Community Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Better Buses Bill on connectivity in (a) rural and (b) underserved areas; and whether she plans to allow community transport schemes to participate in

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with which businesses the Minister for Industry had meetings on 30 October 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.