Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the reduction in business rates for pubs announced in July 2026 is subject to a subsidy limitation regime for individual businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, pa
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, pa
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, pa
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG Accounting Officer System statement, 17 July 2026, para 4.7.1, on what date was the Single Departmental Plan last updated, and whether it will be revi
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the opposition of the London Borough of Enfield to the proposed new town will mean the Government will impose the new town without the support of the council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 14978, on Community Development, and further to the guidance, Sustainable Communities Act and barrier busting: how to submit pr
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the High Value Council Tax Surcharge consultations, published 19 May 2026, whether any single person discount will apply to the council tax surcharge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether civil servants in her Department who are assigned to London but permanently move to No10 North will lose their London weighting allowance; and whether they will be paid a
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent electoral wards and divisions being drawn up in a partisan manner as part of unitary local government restructuring; what criteria
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which minister in her Department is responsible for issues relating to late-night licensing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question HL1337 on Anti-Muslim Hostility, how her Department is engaging central and local public authorities on the new definition
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Questions 18015 and 18016 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the new residency declaration and test will be retrospectively applie
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to recommendation 17 of the document entitled The Rycroft Review: Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to amend the Social and Affordable Housing Programme budget, including its composition and profile, in any of the years between 2026 and 2036 followi
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to amend business rates for (a) pubs and nightclubs and (b) the thresholds for independent small businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18183 on Parking, what was the evidence base for the policy changes restricting the amount of off-street parking included in
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 10082 on MHCLG: Public relations, whether her Department and any of its arm’s length bodies has spent any public funds on ext
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 13132 on Housing: Environmental Protection, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of combining the three asses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of national funding and coordination for Training Interface Group fellowships on the future workforce of surgeons t
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has plans to replace Training Interface Group fellowships with an alternative national training pathway for surgeons specialising in complex multidisciplinary fields such as
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic and social contribution of greyhound racing in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Compulsory Basic Training certificates for motorcycle riders issued by or linked to the DVSA in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Compulsory Basic Training certificates for motorcycle riders renewed by the DVSA in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason Vehicle Excise Duty for motorcycles is calculated on engine size rather than vehicle weight; and if he will make it his policy to commission a review of motorcycle VED.