Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) the Secretary of State and (b) the Minister for Housing and Planning attended any event organised in partnership with, or sponsored by, Edaroth at the Labour Party Co

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11670 on Business Rates, whether her Department has assessed the reasons for the rises in business rate receipts in (a) 2025-26

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11414, on Business Rates: Tax Yields, if she will publish the full submission and data tables provided by the Department to the

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the corrected answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 7833, on Local Government Finance: West Surrey, what specific loans in the Woking Borough Council debt will be writte

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the HM Treasury, Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, what programmes will be cut to pay for the reduced Departmental capital budget,

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the correspondence, Local Audit Office chair: appointment of 1 July 2026, whether a declaration of political activity was made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8269 on Councillors, whether her Department has issued (a) guidance and (b) advice to local authorities on whether employees of

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the (a) mean and (b) median (i) cash and (ii) percentage (1) employer and (2) employment contribution to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113737 on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what is the assumed level of Band D council tax for those six

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113737, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, and pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 5955,

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average (a) cost to the public purse of a new build, local authority social rent dwelling, (b) central government subsidy per unit and (c) level of public sector borr

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11414, on Business Rates: Tax Yields, what is the reason for the 8 per cent in the department's estimated increase in business

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Labour Muslim Network submitted representations to the working group on the definition of Islamophobia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78210, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: London Allowance, if she will publish that agreement on des

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent meetings and engagement the Hon Member for East Ham has had with the Labour Muslim Network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10989, on local government, if she will publish the review of local authority-led governance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5336, on Affordable Housing, what is the expected timescale for the business case for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation outcome, Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated 19 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to the seller of producing a (a)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation outcome, Home buying and selling reform roadmap, updated 19 June 2026, how will the property condition report differ from the home condition re

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026, to Question 8783, on MHCLG: Staff, what was the equivalent figure on assigned staff recorded as working from 2 Marsham Street office on 19

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8783, and of 18 June 2026, to Question 8574, on MHCLG: Staff, what was the equivalent figure on assigned staff recorded as work

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8783, and of 18 June 2026, to Question 8574, on MHCLG: Staff, how many assigned desks are there in (a) the London HQ office and

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the organisations, elected representatives and political groupings that have made representations to her in relation to Essex local government restructuring and

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how will the new Sellers Pack proposals different from the former Home Information Packs and Home Condition Reports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8780, on Local Government: Reorganisation, what is the criteria for a council’s use of the committee system to be protected.