Oral QuestionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

What steps her Department is taking to improve the regulation of short-term lets.

Tabled: 27 August 2026Answered: 3 September 2026

Asked by

Joe Powell

LabourKensington and Bayswater

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

On Monday, I was honoured to join President Macron to mark Armistice Day in Paris and, together, we paid tribute to the fallen of the first world war, and all subsequent conflicts, who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom that we enjoy today. I also attended the COP summit. My focus, as ever, was on British energy security and the jobs of the future that should be on our shores—central issues of concern to people in this country. It is also Islamophobia Awareness Month, and I reaffirm our commitment to standing against discrimination and racism in all their forms. This morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.