Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government Property Agency plans to change policy guidance on toilets in departmental buildings in response to the (i) Supreme Court ruling of [2025] UKSC and (ii) im

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15748 on Council tax: Greater London, what the methodological base was for the calculation of the £150 increase in Band D counc

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Local Government and Homelessness in response to the hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford of 13 July 2026, Official R

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are council tax discounts, exemptions and disregards in relation to asylum seekers under arrangements made under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on Automatic Voter Registration of the publication entitled Electoral Integrity Programme: European Un

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the Social Fabric Index.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78249 on Licensed Premises, what the status is of the introduction of hospitality zones; and whether there will be (a)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local authorities on enforcement in relation to landlords breaching the selective licensing requirements to register their property, including the

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of selective licensing policy costs and outcomes; and whether they have been reviewed as part of HM Treasury’s regulatory

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether combined authority mayors (a) with and (b) without PCC powers are obliged to appoint a deputy mayor for (i) policing and (ii) non-policing functions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Eden Project North will receive £50 million of Government funding; whether the allocation has changed following the cancellation of the Levelling up Fund; and what pr

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what typical Special Category code is given by the Valuation Office to a standalone Post Office; and whether Post Offices inside wider retail shops are valued separately.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Democratic Engagement Fund will be open to organisations which are subject to a policy of non-engagement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) electrical and (b) fire safety risk from plug-in solar installations, including the (i) resilience of Residual Current Devices a

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Cheers! Football fans to raise a glass for the World Cup, published 8 June 2026, if she will abolish pavement licence fees on top of

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question HL323 on Business Rates, whether the figures for 2027-28 onwards include the effect of transitional relief being wound dow

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 8785 on MHCLG: Secondment, what the full name is of the seconding body labelled as executive agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8786 on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether her Department centrally holds information on international agreements signed

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 13 October 2025, to Question 77627, on Eden Project: Morecambe, and with reference to the Eden Project North, what is the latest timetable for the

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Homes England has a policy on street names in relation to new developments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 5955 on Council Tax, whether councils are assumed in their funding settlements to increase council tax by 4.9% in 2027-28 and 2

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the guidance entitled Technical annex on the Resources Adjustment (measure of tax base), published on 9 February 2026, which precepts are (a) included and (b) excluded

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 5953 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, whether the pro-development changes in the National Planning Policy Framework are a positive

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the debt and liability of (a) Woking and (b) Spelthorne council on the fiscal viability of the new West Surrey unitary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the London Plan policy on minimum space standards (D6) on the (a) new build provision and (b) price of small flats in Lond