Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the average time between the granting of planning permission and the commencement of residential development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average time between the granting of planning permission and the completion of residential development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of housing units in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, and (c) Essex with planning permission that are being held without construction commenci

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason housing developments with planning permission are not brought forward for construction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the proportion of homes granted planning permission that are completed within (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years and (d) five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of unimplemented planning permissions on progress towards the Government's housing targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the extent of land banking by major residential developers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions have taken place with major housebuilders on reducing the number of housing sites with planning permission that remain undeveloped.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of existing powers available to local planning authorities to encourage the timely build-out of approved housing developments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of homes with planning permission that are delayed due to (a) infrastructure constraints, (b) nutrient neutrality requirements, (c) envi

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of homes with planning permission that have not commenced because of delays in securing Section 106 agreements or Community Infrastructu

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the proportion of homes constructed in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, (c) Essex, and (d) England in each of the last five years with Section 106 agree

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the impact of banning the sale of

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what evidence was used to determine the threshold of 150mg of caf

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what discussions took place with public health organisations befo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of children expected to

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what discussions took place with retailers before announcing the

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what discussions took place with manufacturers of energy drinks b

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the costs to retailers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what guidance will be issued to businesses producing vending mach

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what guidance will be issued to businesses who allow v

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what assessment she has been made of the potential impact of the

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ban o

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what plans are in place to review the effectiveness of the ban po

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Children's health further protected with energy drinks ban, published on 17 July 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the success of the policy.