Written questions

1,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Minister for Housing and Planning's oral contribution of 3 March 2025, Official Report, column 4, if she will set out the incentives her Department will off

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Minister for Housing and Planning's oral contribution of 3 March 2025, Official Report, columns 3 and 4, for what reasons her Department has not discussed t

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Derelict Land: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published 13 February 2025, whether the £51.5m funding to inc

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published on 13 February 2025, how the £20 million to help tr

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of homes expected to be built between July 2024 and July 2025.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published on 13 February 2025, if she will publish a list of

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Press Release Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published on 13 February 2025, if she will publish a list of the sites unlocked thr

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published on 13 February 2025, whether any of the proposals r

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Government unveils plans for next generation of new towns, published on 13 February 2025, if she will publish a list of

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of houses that would be built if all active planning permissions were approved.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the amount of land in hectares which has an active planning permission.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what she expects the average density per hectare to be of housing developments built during this Parliament.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make a comparative assessment of the cumulative housing target for (a) Tower Hamlets, (b) Broxtowe, (c) Nottingham, (d) Greenwich, (e) Oldham and (f) Tameside under (

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the land use breakdown of (a) the average Parliamentary constituency, (b) Ashton-under-Lyne constituency, (c) Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton c

6 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Film: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s news story entitled, Lights, Camera, Action! 40% business rates relief for film studios rolled out, published on 16 February 2025, whether her announcement on film business rates o

5 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Banks: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28664, whether it is her Department’s policy to ask retail banks to keep High Street branches open during their discussions with them.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

National Highways: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 30745 on National Highways: Flood Control, if she will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additiona

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her plans for Great British Railways will end the practice of cancelling stops to make services run faster once trains have set off.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase capacity on Thameslink services through its Great British Railways proposals.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase reliability on Thameslink services through its Great British Railways proposals.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to reduce fares on Thameslink services through its Great British Railways proposals.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Listed Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29571, if he will publish the results of the package of research.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Stellantis: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31113 on Stellantis: Luton, what his Department's definition of appropriate support is.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Stellantis: Luton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Written Question 31113 on Stellantis: Luton, whether any agreements have been reached during discussions.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Written Question 26880 on Mortgages, whether her Department makes an assessment of the potential impact of fiscal policies on mortgage rates as part of their decision mak

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

London Stock Exchange

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Written Question 25790 on London Stock Exchange, how many firms were listed on the London Stock Exchange (a) in July 2024 and (b) as of 4 March 2025.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the increased investment in maintenance of flood defences will allow the Environment Agency to keep 98% of its high-consequence assets in the required condition over the next t

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Property: Climate Change and Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published 4 February 2025, what assessment he has made of t

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Property: Climate Change and Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published 4 February 2025, how much and what proportion of

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Record investment to protect thousands of UK homes and businesses, published 4 February 2025, whether the additional funding o

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