Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) dwellinghouse codes and (b) value significant codes does the HMRC Valuation Office use for council tax valuations in (i) England and (ii) Wales.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the HMRC Valuation Office will assume (a) a 99 lease when valuing leasehold flats and (b) a freehold interest when valuing houses, when assessing dwellings for the new council tax surcharge.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 121392, on Business rates: valuation, what were the dates of the five data drops provided by the Valuation Office Agency prior to the publication of the daf
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026, to Question 16821, on Import Duty: Tax Allowances, whether the income from the VAT on overseas sellers is formally hypothecated; and through what mechanism will the revenue be
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2026, to Question 13140, on Public Houses: Business Rates, how is the group data derived.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026, published on 21 May 2026, what steps are being taken to ensure that the revised practices
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the policy paper, Equal pay and pay discrimination, of 14 July 2026, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on the finances of local government paybill.
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the No10 press release, of 23 July 2026, entitled Prime Minister pledges growth in every postcode across whole of UK as he visits Scotland, what methodology will be used assess the delivery of growth in every p
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9325, on Council of the Nations and Regions: National Identity, for what reason it has met twice.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026, to Question 118760, on Aarhus Convention, whether changes to the implementation of the Aarhus Convention will be permitted under the proposed EU Single Market Electricity
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 December 2025, to Question 97136, on Billingsgate Fish Market and Smithfield Market: Closures, which government department has lead responsibility for the closure of local mark
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what forecasts his debate has made of the level of (a) births and (b) deaths in United Kingdom over the next two decades, and the effect on the size and age profile of the domestic population, including the numb
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any recommendations in relation to local government have been submitted to the Call for Ideas on the 7th National Action Plan for Open Government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the estimated change in private rent sector rents for an average (a) flat and (b) house, in (1) London and (2) England, since July 2024, in absolute cash and percentage t
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 6867, on Religious Buildings: Registration, if she will break down the 29,340 certified places by denomination across each local authority area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 443, on Home Office: Greenpeace, on what date the policy of non-engagement with Greenpeace was discontinued.
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question HL1337, on Anti-Muslim Hostility, whether the Crown Prosecution Service has adopted the definition.
To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government Legal Service has a policy on when retrospective legislation is justified.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 7451, on Visitor Levy, what is the timetable for (a) legislation on the overnight visitor levy and (b) the commencement date o
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124688, on Business Rates: Tower Hamlets Council, whether JP Morgan has been offered business rate discounts or relief by HM
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the No10 press release, “PM: Time for problem-solving, not point-scoring, 28 July 2026”, what is the planned timetable for the Government to issue a substantive response to the Casey Commission; and w
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the No10 press release, Whitehall officials to be posted into mayors' offices as PM marks first month of No10 North, of 21 August 2026, if he will list each attendee of that No10 North virtual situation room me
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the No10 press release entitled PM orders crackdown on the criminal gangs profiting from illegal waste and blighting communities, of 19 August 2026, whether additional funding is being provided to (a) police, (
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 7834 on Council Tax: Valuation, whether dwellings which (a) are due for and (b) have received a site visit are marked up by HMRC Valuation Office with a (i) code an
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of the number of HMRC staff who will work on the (a) implementation and (b) levying of council tax surcharge valuations.