Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter published on 21 July 2026, what criteria will be used to determine whether Basildon Borough Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of the postp

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of the postp

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the change in political leadership at Basildon Borough Council at the 2026 local elections in determining to intervene in the prepara

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the newly elected administration and councillors at Basildon Borough Council additional time to revi

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the newly elected administration and councillors at Basildon Borough Council will be permitted to make substantive changes to the draft Local Plan prepared by the previou

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which the intervention timetable allows the newly elected councillors at Basildon Borough Council to develop planning pol

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of local gov

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department assessed the potential merits of deferring intervention in Basildon Borough Council's Local Plan until the newly elected councillors and administration had

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what discussions her Department had with the current administration of B

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Basildon Borough Council Local Plan intervention letter, published on 21 July 2026, what discussions her Department had with the former administration of Ba

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department invited Basildon Borough Council to submit an alternative timetable for progressing the Local Plan before issuing the intervention letter of 21 July 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the decision in principle was made to intervene in Basildon Borough Council's Local Plan process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK, published on 23 July 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the expected economic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK, published on 23 July 2026, what metrics her Department will use to assess the impact of the

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK, published on 23 July 2026, what milestones the selected projects will be required to meet be

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK, published on 23 July 2026, what recent assessment she has made of the long-term commercial v

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK, published on 23 July 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which th

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Over £7 million to fuel zero-emission flight across the UK, published on 23 July 2026, whether any matched funding or private sector investment is requi

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference his Department's press release entitled UK takes command of multinational force for Ukraine, published on 24 July 2026, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of ass

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference his Department's press release entitled UK takes command of multinational force for Ukraine, published on 24 July 2026, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of personn

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is between the submission of a C100 application and the first hearing in the family courts in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in family court proceedings on children’s relationships with their parents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of children involved in private law proceedings who have no direct contact with one parent while awaiting the conclusion of court proceedings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the minimum juice content requirements for cider and perry products.