Written questions
260 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Oct 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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 5229 on Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax, whether she plans to publish a response to the consultation; and wha
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 5232 on Local Government: Elections, whether her Department holds a list of (a) councils, (b) mayors and (c) combined auth
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Home upgrade revolution as renters set for warmer homes and cheaper bills published on 23 September 2024, what account the Regulatory
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of levels remuneration of local authority chief executives.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on the potential effect of proposed private renters legislation on the student accommodation market, and what steps her Depart
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Public Houses
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 4681 on Public Houses, what steps her Department is taking to help support community pubs.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 900289 on Affordable Housing, whether her Department has made changes to the (a) tenure, (b) stock profile and (c) proporti
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 3824, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flags, whether she plans to amend the Town and Country Pla
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Pension Scheme: Offshore Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of local authorities divesting their Local Government Pension Scheme assets from the oil and gas indus
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Development Plans: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2024, to Question 3830, on Development Plans: Greater London, if she will place in the Library of the House of Commons a copy of the minute
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement of 30 July 2024 on Building the Homes We Need, HCWS48, what steps she plans to take to provide new build affordable housing throug
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to issue hardship tests in the private rented sector before landlords can evict tenants.
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to sanction local planning authorities that do not have up-to-date local plan by 31 December
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the merits of providing additional resources to ensure local authorities have an up to date local plan.
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her oral statement of 30 July 2024 on Building homes, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on the last date at which a local plan should hav
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the use of private planes by her Department.
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Prisoners: Voting Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving prisoners the right to vote. .
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Oil: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department intends to introduce legislation as a result of the Supreme Court decision of [2024] UKSC 20, R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electoral Register
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an automatic electoral registration on the number of Parliamentary seats in each constituent nation of the United Kingdom.
12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a four day week for full pay in local government on the provision of services.
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Road Signs and Markings
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to bring forward secondary legislation on street naming under the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023; and whether she has made an assessment of
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commence the street votes programme through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Development Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on promoting the use of Local Development Orders by local planning authorities.
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which legislative provisions from the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 have been commenced; which provisions have not been commenced; and whether she plans to commence the
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release on new towns, published on 31 July 2024, at what time the press release was issued by her Department under embargo to the media;
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of current building regulations on the feasibility of high density, new build, terraced housing in urban areas.
30 Aug 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 her Department's guidance entitled, Retained Right to Buy receipts and their use for replacement supply, updated on 30 July 2024, if she will make a forecast of
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of new homes that were built in London in the last five years.
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, published on 30 July 2024, whethe
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, published on 30 July 2024, whethe
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