Written questions
960 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: West Surrey
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Surrey County Council paper, "Implementation Programme Update Report, Annex 3 – Draft Illustrative Financial Baseline", of April 2026, what assessment has h
13 May 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Hillingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126742, on Asylum: Hillingdon, how much was provided to Hillingdon in 2025-26 for asylum grant funding.
16 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Short-term Holding Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure asylum seekers are securely dispersed from short-term holding facilities when those facilities reach capacity.
15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Meetings
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued governance guidance to local authorities on whether a sitting Chairman or civic Mayor can preside over, and participate in, a Full Council debat
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Taxation: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the most recent version of the Valuation Office Agency's Property Details Guide.
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 19 March 2026 to Question HL15251 on Business Rates, whether devolved Administrations will receive Barnett consequential funding for pub and live music relief; and whether the figures
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency news story entitled VOA integration with HMRC, of 12 March 2026, whether Valuation Office branding will be retained by HMRC.
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Tax Yields
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of gross business rate receipts in (a) England and (b) the United Kingdom in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 2025-26 and (iii) 2026-27 following changes to pub and live music relief.
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Local Government Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which taxes (a) local authorities and (b) combined authority mayors will retain local revenues for.
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the successful appeal rate against valuations for the new council tax surcharge.
13 Apr 2026 · Treasury
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether residential properties subject to the annual tax on enveloped dwellings are required to pay the high value council tax surcharge.
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 119316 on Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, what the (a) grant programme codes, (b) grant programme titles and (c) award dates were of paym
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 6 March 2026 to Question HL14718 on Public Bodies: Human Rights, whether an (a) equality impact, (b) human rights, (c) regulatory impact and (d) environmental principle
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Independent Inquiry Into Grooming Gangs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget and (b) forecast cost is of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Police: Polling Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the police on stationing police officers near polling stations in areas with previous instances of disorder, intimidation and undue influence.
13 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electoral Register: Commonwealth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Commonwealth citizens resident in the United Kingdom with an immigration status allowing them to be a qualifying Commonweal
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Home Office: Greenpeace
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department engages with Greenpeace.
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Hillingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was provided by her Department to the London Borough of Hillingdon for asylum support in 2024-25.
13 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 119316 Strategic Migration Partnerships: Finance, what the nature of the sensitivity is.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Carbon Emissions: Judgements
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reverse the interpretation of Environmental Impact Assessment law on carbon emissions created by the Suprem
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the factsheet entitled Political Donations Overview: existing rules and what is changing, how political parties should establish the audited revenues of small a
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the publication MHCLG: spending over £25,000, January 2026, published on 25 February 2026, if she will set out the purpose and specific activity relating to the transaction CFO & Corporate Cor
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Environment Protection: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's document entitled Environmental Outcomes Reports: a new approach to environmental assessment - government response, updated on 13 March 2026, w
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social and Affordable Homes Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the Secretary of State to the Leader of HM Opposition, dated 21 March 2026, how much and what proportion of the Social and Affordable Homes Prog
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Environment Protection: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's document entitled Environmental Outcomes Reports: a new approach to environmental assessment - government response, updated 13 March 2026, whet
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities, for what reason the Secretary
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's factsheet, Political Donations Overview: existing rules and what is changing, of 2 March 2026, what assessment his Department made of the poten
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Eden Project: Morecambe
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of local government restructuring on the (a) administration and (b) viability of the Eden Project Morecambe.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Polling Stations: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the flying of flags on buildings which are designated polling stations on polling day.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministers: Corporate Hospitality
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the factsheet entitled Political Donations Overview: existing rules and what is changing, published on 2 March 2026, whether the new provisions on (a) due dilig
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