Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the status of the new fund for local authorities to provide asylum accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Office uses Acorn consumer classification (CACI) data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations have been received to her department from the National Fire Chiefs Council on the nationwide UK Emergency Alert issued on 14 August 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations have been received to her department from the National Fire Chiefs Council on the nationwide UK Emergency Alert issued on 14 August 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to devolve decisions on the dispersal of asylum seekers to (a) local councils and (b) combined authority mayors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether single adult households will be able to claim the 25% single person discount on the council tax surcharge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the (a) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and (b) the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team on the publication of her memoir; and
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the HM Treasury collection, Business case publications: collection, last updated on 13 August 2026, whether her Department holds Government Major Projects Portf
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the HM Treasury webpage entitled Business case publications: collection, last updated 13 August 2026, whether her Department holds Government Major Projects Por
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of (i) Local Government Pension Schemes, and (ii) asset pools which have adopted investment policies which divest in (a) firms
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people qualify for the single person council tax discount in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and what estimate she has made of the aggregate value of
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on on the number of new build dwellings supported by Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Housing Investment Loans Fund funding provided
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on how many local authorities have byelaws against barbeques in public parks in operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Impact Assessment for the Representation of the People Bill, published on 14 May 2026, whether the non-monetised costs to local authorities will be compensa
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's article entitled High streets have lost their buzz - local people must be ones to get it back, published in the Daily Mirror of 10 August 2
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Am I Registered service in Northern Ireland, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of an electoral registration status check.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 17622 on Shops: Planning Permission and with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM vows to save hollowed
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 17622 on Shops: Planning Permission and with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM vows to save hollowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 10 Downing Street joint press release entitled Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues, published on 2
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Business Rates Multipliers: Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure, updated on 30 March 2026, for what policy reason (a) banking hubs and (b) cash machines on
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the No10 press release entitled PM vows to save hollowed out high streets with crackdown on vape and betting shops, 10 August 2026, whether an impact assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to ref: 5105612824 in her Department's document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, May 2026, published on 10 August 2026, what are the terms of reference for t
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to ref: 5105613138 in her Department's document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, May 2026, published on 10 August 2026, what are the terms of reference for t
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to address increases in the average rate of council tax across (a) Band D and (b) other Bands for those not on local council tax support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 5 August 2026 to Question HL2418, on Homelessness, what is the total amount of (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL funding in each year of the Spending Review w