Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105013

Multiple Occupation: Surrey Heath

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of houses in multiple occupation on public service infrastructure in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department does not make assessments of the potential impact of Houses in Multiple Occupations (HMOs) on public service infrastructure in individual parliamentary constituencies. Local planning authorities already have planning powers to limit the conc...

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