Written questions

260 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for North West Essex of 13 July 2024 on Parliamentary boundaries.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department takes to help ensure that new homes are in keeping with existing communities.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to review local planning authorities that are in special measures.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local planning authorities without an up to date local plan get their plans up to date.

30 Jul 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 publish a list of local planning authorities which (a) have and (b) do not have up to date local plans.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle islamophobia.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Religious Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which religious leaders she has met as Secretary of State.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle extremism.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she took account of net migration in setting the target for new homes in this Parliament.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her department is taking to help reduce cases of anti-Semitism.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Jews: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help ensure Jewish communities feel safe.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help ensure landlords do not leave the rental market.

30 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combined Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of simplifying the process for creating new Combined County Authorities.

25 Jul 2024 · Treasury

Stamp Duties: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to (a) increase stamp duty for non-UK residents and (b) recruit additional planning officers.

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

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funds allocated through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be delivered.

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

Office for Local Government: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to appoint a chair of Oflog.

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

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help those impacted by high insurance premiums in properties affected by (a) cladding and (b) remediation issues.

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

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing a response to her Department's consultation on reforms to social housing allocations, published on 30 January 2024.

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

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to implement the conclusions of the London Plan review, published on 15 January 2024.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for introducing measures on nutrient neutrality.

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

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the projected size of the greenbelt by the end of this Parliament.

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

Homelessness: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled The effectiveness of government in tackling homelessness, published on 23 July 2024, HC 119, if she will accept

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

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities she expects to have up-to-date local plans on (a) 4 July 2025, (b) 4 July 2026, (c) 4 July 2027, (d) 4 July 2028 and (e) at the end of this Parliament.

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

First Time Buyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to support home ownership for first-time buyers.

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

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to cap council tax rises.

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

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities do not have up-to-date local plans.

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

Derelict Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how she plans to permit the fast-tracking of brownfield land.

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

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether money allocated through the Levelling Up Fund will be given to local authorities to spend.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for new efficiency savings in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what underspends there are within (a) her Department and (b) each of her Department's arms length bodies in this (a) financial year and (b) spending review period.

Source: official written-questions record.