Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Charity Commission on the activities of Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission is not a registered charity. No discussions have taken place with the Charity Commission on the activities of this organisation.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published 2 October 2023, what progress her Department has made on the call for evidence on options to restrict local authorities’ (a) ability to generate surpluses from traffic offences and (b) over-zealous use of traffic enforcement powers.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport’s ‘Statutory Guidance to Local Authorities on the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions’ makes clear that local authorities should never issue Penalty Charge Notices to raise revenue.

The Department is currently considering the findings of the Call for Evidence on 'Restricting the generation of surplus funds from traffic contraventions' which was issued as part of the previous Government’s Plan for Drivers.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to (a) publish, (b) consult on and (c) ratify the Airports National Policy Statement.

Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement.

The Secretary of State will determine the scope of the review of the Airports National Policy Statement in due course and therefore, the Department cannot speculate on the scope nor the timings at this stage.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on whether (a) Network Rail and (b) HS2 has issued guidance on the use of road signs near engineering works with foreign languages.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Network Rail is consistent with the Safety at Street Works and Road Works: A Code of Practice 2013, which states that the size shape and style of all signs must comply with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, and that in Wales and some areas of Scotland the signs should be bilingual.

HS2 Ltd issues guidance to its contractors that signs on roads affected by HS2 Ltd works should be produced and installed in accordance with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, which does not permit languages other than English to be used on traffic signs on public highways in England.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52624 on Asylum: Housing, if she will publish the template accommodation contract for accommodation under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

Information about contracts with the government and its agencies, including the Asylum Accommodation Support and Service Contracts are available at: Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published on 11 May 2025, whether the English language requirements for (a) migrants and (b) adult dependents will apply to claims for asylum made (i) outside and (ii) by people who have illegally entered the UK.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues – including English language requirements – further details of which will be set out in due course.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the local media strategy.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Sustainability of journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government, and the development of a Local Media Strategy is in recognition of the importance of this vital sector. We recently held a roundtable discussion with local news editors to discuss our planned approach and collaboration with industry on the Strategy. An industry working group has now been set up to consider the issues in more detail and we will announce more in the coming months.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled The Plan for Drivers, published in October 2023, what progress she has made on updating 20mph zone guidance for England.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Plan for Drivers was published by the previous Government.

Decisions on making local speed limits on roads in England rest with traffic authorities who have responsibility for roads in local areas. The Department for Transport issues best practice guidance to assist authorities setting localspeed limits, designed to make sure that speed limits are appropriately andconsistently set while allowing for flexibility to deal with local circumstances.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that financing should not be provided for the development of green technologies relating to direct manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government provides financial support for green technologies including those related to the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. For example, £60m was provided to the Farming Innovation Programme this year, which offers R&D grant funding for innovative and green technologies across the farming, food and drink sector. It has previously funded the development of electronic weeding technology for vineyards, which helps protect the environment by reducing chemical pesticide usage.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency has issued guidance on the use of (a) electronic and (b) other road signs with foreign languages.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

National Highways does not have a specific policy and has not issued guidance on the use of non-electronic or electronic traffic signs using a different language other than English.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the PCS trade union press release entitled Valuation Office to move into HMRC, published on 28 April 2025, for what reason the trade unions were not consulted over the announcement of the closure of the Valuation Office Agency.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The government is conducting a full review of all arm’s-length bodies with a presumption that they will be closed, merged, or have functions brought into departments.

The decision to move the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) functions into its parent department (HMRC) was taken to provide greater ministerial oversight and accountability of an essential function of significant national importance.

The VOA has begun consultation with its trade unions, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and Prospect. It will continue to work closely and consult with them throughout the transition period to ensure a successful outcome.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department collects data from local authorities on the (a) revenue from and (b) number of (i) on-street and (ii) off-street parking fines issued by local authorities in (A) London (B) the rest of England.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport does not collect such data centrally. The Department has published statutory guidance which requires local authorities outside London to publish annual financial and statistical data on their enforcement activity. London Councils collects enforcement data as the representative body for the London Boroughs and Transport for London.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49771 on Parking: Fines, which parking sector stakeholders shared research with her Department.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL), British Parking Association (BPA) and Local Government Association (LGA) shared a report of their research with the Department. They carried out an online survey and received responses from 43 Local Authorities.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum accommodation dwellings are provided by each private contractor.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

Data, published quarterly, on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab of our most recent statistics release. The data can also be broken down by local authority. Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab).

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional dwellings that would be needed to provide housing for asylum seekers following the reduction in the use of hotel and hostel accommodation for that purpose; and whether her Department classifies (a) former care homes, (b) houses in multiple occupation and (c) former student communal accommodation as (i) hotel and (ii) hostel accommodation for the purposes of her target for reducing the use of such accommodation.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders and consider a range of options to fulfil its statutory obligations, and deliver our commitment to reduce overall cost of asylum accommodation, including the use of hotels over time.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51967 on Admiralty House, what was the cost of (a) removing gas appliances and (b) purchasing new electric cookers in the kitchens of the Ministerial residences.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government Property Agency (GPA) does not hold this information.

The removal of the gas appliances and subsequent purchasing of replacement electric appliances was over 10 years ago.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50853 on Valuation Office Agency: Staff, whether all Valuation Office Agency staff will be transferred into HMRC.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Yes, all Valuation Office Agency employees will be transferred to HMRC.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 11 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what statistics will be collated on the unit planning fee charges for different types of application charged by local authorities under the localised regime.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

In order to inform a national default fee schedule, the government will consult and undertake a national benchmarking exercise. We will also publish guidance on the costs that may be considered when calculating planning fees.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 11 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what estimate her Department has made of the change in (a) prior approval and (b) householder planning fees under the localised regime.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

In order to inform a national default fee schedule, the government will consult and undertake a national benchmarking exercise. We will also publish guidance on the costs that may be considered when calculating planning fees.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has responded to the Unite trade union request for fair council funding of 19 May 2025.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The previous government committed to improving and updating the way in which local authorities are funded through the “Fair Funding Review” - but this was not delivered. We will make good on this commitment and implement long-awaited reforms through a multi-year settlement in 2026-27. We will set this out in more detail through further consultation following the Spending Review, and welcome views across the local government sector and the public.

Councils are responsible for their own financial management, and this includes ensuring that borrowing is affordable and managed sensibly. The Government has already announced that, where councils deem it necessary to undertake additional borrowing to support their financial recovery, we will not replicate the previous government’s punitive approach of making that borrowing more expensive through an additional 1% premium.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days each Minister in her Department has worked in (a) Departmental offices and (b) Government hubs outside London since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport does not hold specific information regarding how many days DfT Ministers have worked in departmental offices and government hubs outside of London since 5 July 2024.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which water companies are planning to trial progressive or rising block water tariffs, and to what timetables, according to the latest information held by (a) Ofwat and (b) his Department.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030. A list of all current and planned trials is publicly available on Ofwat’s website, which can be found here.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Annex 1 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the timing of the update of the National Policy Statement for Waste Water on sewerage capacity.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will speed up and streamline the delivery of new homes and critical infrastructure.

As indicated in Annex 1 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill impact assessment, the Bill includes statutory timeframes for relevant National Policy Statements to be updated. Defra owns the National Policy Statement on wastewater, and it will be updated in line with this new statutory requirement. Once updated this will provide developers with heightened certainty enabling a smoother planning process.

The National Policy Statement sets out the process for development consent applications for major wastewater infrastructure. These major infrastructure projects fall within the definition of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) as defined in the Planning Act 2008.

Sewerage undertakers are required to prepare, publish and maintain Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs). DWMPs set out how the sewerage undertaker intends to improve their drainage and wastewater systems over the next 25 years, accounting for factors including growing population and changing environmental circumstances. These plans will help sewerage companies to fully assess the capacity of the drainage and wastewater network and develop collaborative solutions to current problems and future issues.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Missions Annual Report 2024-25, published on 21 May 2025, whether she plans to continue collating metrics on well-being.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

While this Government has drawn a line under the levelling up missions framework, we remain committed to monitoring well-being and tackling regional inequalities through our five central missions.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport continues to chair the cross-government Wellbeing Analysis Board, which aims to promote and improve the delivery of wellbeing analysis across government. Well-being metrics will continue to be collected through established surveys including the ONS Annual Population Survey and the Community Life Survey.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52711 on Visits Abroad: Ethiopia, what the purpose was of her visit to Ethiopia.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Deputy Prime Minister’s role includes acting in support of the Government’s international agenda – supporting investment and international collaboration is a key focus for the Government.

The Deputy Prime Minister carried out diplomatic, business and humanitarian engagements to demonstrate the UK’s commitment to the region and promote ambitions for partnerships and mutual economic growth.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she used her office in 70 Whitehall on 7 November 2024.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The DPM works across multiple locations each week, including 2 Marsham Street and 70 Whitehall. The details of ministerial routines are not shared for security reasons.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department's proposed Delayed Homes Penalty will apply to unbuilt-out sites for which the (a) planning permission has expired and (b) development has not commenced.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government’s ‘Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out’, which can be found on gov.uk here, sets out initial proposals for how the Delayed Homes Penalty would operate.

We look forward to receiving feedback on the consultations from hon. Members, local authorities, housebuilders and other important stakeholders before determining next steps.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed delayed homes penalty would apply to sites where the original applicant has gone into administration and the site (a) has and (b) has not commenced.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government’s ‘Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out’, which can be found on gov.uk here, sets out initial proposals for how the Delayed Homes Penalty would operate.

We look forward to receiving feedback on the consultations from hon. Members, local authorities, housebuilders and other important stakeholders before determining next steps.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed Delayed Homes Penalty will apply to unbuilt housing (a) that only has outline planning permission and (b) for which the development has not commenced.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government’s ‘Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out’, which can be found on gov.uk here, sets out initial proposals for how the Delayed Homes Penalty would operate.

We look forward to receiving feedback on the consultations from hon. Members, local authorities, housebuilders and other important stakeholders before determining next steps.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to p.61, Appendix 2 of the document entitled Annex 1: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects reform of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published on 6 May 2025, for what reason the dates listed in that document for the next updates to National Policy Statements differ to those on p.25 of the Plan for Change, CP 1210, published on December 2024.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The dates the hon. Member refers to relate to different aspects of our reforms to National Policy Statements (NPSs).

The ‘next summer’ date referred to in the government’s Plan for Change relates to the commitment made by the Chancellor on the 8 July last year to update relevant NPSs within the next 12 months.

The government also committed itself to legislate to ensure that all NPSs are updated at least every five years. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a transitional period for older NPSs. To comply with the legislation, any NPS which is more than five years old at the time the Bill receives Royal Assent, will be required to be updated within two years.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2025, to Question 51870, on Government Departments: Sanitation, whether any gender-neutral toilets have been installed on the Government estate since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government Property Agency (GPA) uses the terms single-sex toilet and universal toilet (in line with Building regulation Approved Document T) when referring to toilet facilities.

All new Government Hubs which the GPA are developing are planned to have both single-sex and universal toilet facilities. Any projects completed since July 2024 should have both single-sex and universal toilet facilities in line with GPA guidance unless a derogation was agreed. Since July 2024, we have completed two projects:

• 2 Ruskin Square, Croydon - has both single-sex and universal toilet facilities.

• 22 Whitehall (Kirkland House), London - has both single-sex and universal toilet facilities.

This response only relates to projects undertaken by the GPA since July 2024 and not other parts of the Government estate for which the GPA is not responsible.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the role of the Bank of England is in ensuring cyber-security of financial institutions and telecommunication exchanges based within the vicinity the City of London.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48127 on Planning Permission: Equality, whether the Planning Inspectorate requires planning appeal applicants to provide personal diversity or protected characteristic information.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Planning Inspectorate do not require appellants to submit personal diversity information or details relating to protected characteristics. PINS Inspectors are mindful of human rights considerations when making decisions and are fully aware of their responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as set out under the Equality Act 2010. All actions and decisions are guided by the Franks Principles and our organisational Code of Conduct.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 50162 on UK Emissions Trading Scheme, whether he plans to provide additional funding to local authorities for these costs; and whether he has made an estimate of the potential impact of these costs on levels of council tax.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

We continue to engage with local authorities on the details of UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), including how costs will be passed through to reflect emissions reductions and recycling efforts. Financial pressures on local authorities resulting from the expansion of the UK ETS are being considered as well as how costs can be passed through to the producers of packaging that is later incinerated. The UK ETS Authority will publish a response to the May 2024 consultation to set out an update for this work as soon as possible.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51870 on Government Departments: Sanitation, what the (a) Department and (b) location is of each gender-neutral toilet that has been removed; and whether each gender-neutral toilet was repurposed into a (i) male-specific, (ii) female-specific, (iii) disabled and (iv) universal toilet.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Within the Government Property Agency (GPA)’s managed estate, there have been 22 gender-neutral toilets repurposed at 3-8 Whitehall Place. These have been converted into 11 male and 11 female toilets. The building maintains suitable provision of accessible and universal toilets alongside sex-specific toilets.

This response only relates to projects undertaken by the GPA since July 2024 and not other parts of the Government estate for which the GPA is not responsible

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken research into the causes of (a) vacant and (b) long-term vacant dwellings; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to council tax (i) discounts and (ii) premiums on the reporting of such dwellings.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

There are a range of reasons for why a property may be vacant for a period of time and the Government wants to see more empty homes brought back into use. Councils have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on second homes and long-term empty homes. However, this government has introduced exceptions to those premiums, in line with the consultation response published by the previous administration, to reflect individual circumstances.

The government does not make any reporting assessments based on the premium

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Deputy Prime Minister's speech at UK Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum, on 20 May 2025, what steps her Department plans to take to move Homes England to a more regionalised model.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

As set out in my letter to Homes England’s Chair on 30 September 2024, which can be found on gov.uk here, Homes England is currently working with my Department to progress the rapid implementation of a new Target Operating Model to ensure Homes England has a sustainable, regional and place-based operating model to reflect the shifting focus to delivering successful placemaking and align with our wider devolution agenda.

Further detail on Homes England's approach to regional working will be set out in a revised Strategic Plan which will be published later this year.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 May 2025 on Places for Growth 2030, HCWS633, if he will list the locations of the 13 cross-government regional hubs; and if he will estimate how many staff who will be based at each hub.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The details of the 13 cross-government regional hubs can be found on the Places for Growth gov.uk page and are Greater Manchester, York, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Bristol, Cardiff, Belfast, Sheffield, Darlington, and Newcastle and Tyneside. Further details about the number of staff that will be based at each hub are being worked through as part of the Spending Review process.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to disrupt pro-Iranian regime groups spreading extremist narratives in the UK.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

I announced in my statement to the House on 4 March that we are reviewing where any Iranian interference is being conducted in the UK and that Iran has been specified on the Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) under the National Security Act 2023. This specification of Iran will shine more light on any undisclosed relationships between the Iranian state and UK-based institutions and individuals.

In concert with partners, we will continue to use all the tools at our disposal to protect the UK, and its people, from any Iran-linked threats.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance in addition to the Ministerial Code on engaging with extremist organisations that are subject to a Government policy of non-engagement or proscription in a (a) personal and (b) Parliamentary capacity.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

No such guidance is considered necessary. The Government's policy on these matters is clear, and is unchanged from the approach adopted under successive Governments before.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy at Royal Mint Court on the security of the telecommunications exchange CLWAP at Royal Mint Street.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

In line with my previous response to UIN 29609 on 12 February 2025, the planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government, and from any form of external interference by any other party.

The Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary submitted written representations to the Planning Inspector on 14 January. That letter is clear that the Home Office has considered the breadth of national security issues associated with the proposed Embassy. It would not be appropriate to comment in detail on specific matters relating to national security.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy on cyber security for the BT telephone exchange.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

In line with my previous response to UIN 29609 on 12 February 2025, the planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government, and from any form of external interference by any other party.

The Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary submitted written representations to the Planning Inspector on 14 January. That letter is clear that the Home Office has considered the breadth of national security issues associated with the proposed Embassy. It would not be appropriate to comment in detail on specific matters relating to national security.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7317 on Fire and Rescue Service and Police: Employers’ Contribution, what methodology her Department used to calculate the National Insurance mitigation funding for police forces.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Allocations of the relevant funding were based on total workforce headcount shares as at March 2024.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50855 on Revenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency, how many of those (a) HMRC and (b) VOA offices will be closed as a consequence of the abolition of the VOA as a standalone agency.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HMRC and VOA are working closely together on plans to bring VOA into HMRC by April 2026 which will deliver 5 to 10% of additional savings in VOA’s total administrative costs by 2028-29.

HMRC and VOA regularly review their locations planning to identify opportunities to deliver savings. VOA are already co-located with HMRC in 13 locations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Securing the ballot: Report of Sir Eric Pickles’ review into electoral fraud, published in August 2016, if she will take steps to implement Recommendation 50.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The previous Government responded to this review’s recommendations in December 2016. Statutory overview and scrutiny guidance was updated in April 2024 to take account of deeper devolution to mayoral combined authorities and the creation of combined county authorities.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51130 on Chinese Embassy, whether the Bank of England has made representations to her Department on the potential cyber-security implications of the Chinese Embassy development.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

It is not the role of the Bank of England to consider the cyber-security implications of the Chinese Embassy development. However, national security is the first duty of Government and has been HMG’s core priority throughout this process. A final decision on the application for the new Chinese embassy in Tower Hamlets will be made in due course by ministers in the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Missions Annual Report 2024-25, published on 21 May 2025, whether her Department considered implementing the social fabric index target in the pride of place mission.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Social Fabric Index ‘Adapted Relationship Thread’ was included as one of four headline metrics in the February 2024 Statement of Levelling Up Missions for the Pride in Place mission. The underlying data for the index is not publicly available, requiring the creation of a new measure with the think tank Onward who conceived the index. Following the July 2024 election this Government moved away from the levelling up agenda so the metric was not implemented. This government is instead tackling regional inequalities through its five central missions, as stated in the recently published Levelling Up Missions annual report.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to commence the provisions on consumer protection in the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 requires the Secretary of State to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. The purpose of the Code of Practice is therefore to raise standards in the parking sector, which will, in turn, benefit the motorists who use private parking facilities.

The Government is currently reviewing how best to raise standards in the industry, and we plan to launch a consultation on this shortly.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings she has had with the Fire Brigades Union since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The fire and rescue policy function transferred from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 01 April 2025.

The government is proactively engaging with the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) alongside other fire and rescue sector stakeholders both at Ministerial and at official level. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth has met with the FBU on several occasions and addressed the FBU spring conference.

The FBU are also members of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Fire and Rescue Reform (MAGFRR) which has been established under this government and has met twice. The MAGFRR brings together key fire and rescue sector leaders to discuss policy and key issues.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 51398 on Flags: Festivals and Special Occasions, how much funding has been allocated by her Department to support Historic County Flag Day in July 2025.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Department will continue its annual celebration of Historic County Flags Day in July 2025 by flying all registered historic county flags of Great Britain in Parliament Square. The final cost of the event this year will be confirmed after the event has taken place.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued guidance on the definition of readily accessible under Schedule 1, Class A, of The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

We have not issued any guidance on the definition of readily accessible under Schedule 1, Class A, of The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) which water companies are planning to trial seasonal water tariffs and (b) the timetables for those trials.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030. A list of all current and planned trials is publicly available on Ofwat’s website, which can be found here.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, if she will publish the specification of the research commissioned from Verian Group UK Limited for Research on Demolition and Planning Policy.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The report for the research in question is being finalised. We intend to publish this in due course, in line with departmental policy, including details of the research objectives and methodology.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to section 6.4 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, who the members of the working group with the Greater London Authority are.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The working group is attended by senior officials from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Greater London Authority.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of second home dwellings liable for the second homes council tax premium being flipped to holiday lets liable for business rates; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this on net revenues.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government is not aware of any substantial evidence which demonstrates a trend of second homes being converted into holiday lets. There is a clear set of criteria before a holiday let can be assessed for business rates. The property must have been available to let for at least 140 days in the last year and actually let for at least 70 days in the last year. The government keeps all taxes under review.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question HL070 on Unitary Councils, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine when to make a request to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to (a) provide formal advice and (b) undertake a formal electoral review, in the context of Sections (i) 4 and (ii) 8 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

As set out in my answers to PQ 38625 and 34287, my department is liaising closely with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) so that they are involved at the appropriate time.

The process set out in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 allows the Secretary of State to seek the advice of the LGBCE on any matter relating to a proposal that has been submitted in response to an invitation. No criteria have been set for seeking advice, which will depend on the proposals received, as appropriate at the time.

The LGBCE is responsible for its own work programme. It carries out electoral reviews for local government, reviewing wards, and setting the council size in terms of number of councillors.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Local government reorganisation: summary of feedback on interim plans, published on 3 June 2025, if she will publish each feedback letter sent to every council that submitted proposals for local government reorganisation.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

We have no plans to publish the feedback provided to individual areas. There will be a significant volume of correspondence with local authorities as part of the reorganisation programme and we do not consider it appropriate to publish all of that correspondence. We have been clear to councils that our feedback is shareable should they wish to do so.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built in England in each of the last 30 years; and what type of affordable tenure those homes were.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The amount of new build affordable housing by tenure is available since 1991-92 in Live Table 1009 here.

The data is presented separately for new builds and acquisitions.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households have used Government-funded home ownership schemes in England in each of the last 30 years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Over the past 30 years, various government-funded home ownership schemes have supported first-time buyers in England.

As these schemes were administered by different organisations, some of which no longer exist, there is no single, centralised, and comprehensive data source capturing the total number of households assisted over the full period in question.

The number of households helped between April 2013 and 31 May 2023, using a Help to Buy: Equity Loan and between March 2012 and 8 September 2015 using Help to Buy: NewBuy scheme can be found on gov.uk here.

There is also sales data available on gov.uk on Right to Buy from 1980-81, Right to Acquire from 1998-99, and Social HomeBuy from 2006-07 in Live Tables 678, 677 and 683 respectively which are published here.

Although data on sales through individual affordable home ownership schemes such as First Homes, Affordable Home Ownership, and Shared Ownership is not available, the number of new delivered homes under these tenures, which can be used as a proxy, is available in Live Table 1000 here.

These have been delivered using a mix of funding sources, including government funding and developer contributions.

Data on the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme since launching in April 2021 is available here.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) the Competition and Market Authority and (b) his Department has provided guidance to public authorities on offering loans to developers (i) at less than market rate and (ii) on preferential terms.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Department for Business and Trade’s statutory guidance for the subsidy control regime helps public authorities to comply with the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

This includes subsidies given in the form of loans. We also provide additional guidance to public authorities on request. This would include discussions on below market rate and preferential loans. Where relevant thresholds are met, the Subsidy Advice Unit in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is responsible for evaluating the relevant public authority’s assessment of compliance with subsidy control rules, and publishing a report of their findings. These can be found on the CMA’s website.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the purpose was of the payment to the Science Museum on Recruitment.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The payment to the Science Museum was for the National Railway Museum Levelling Up Culture capital project announced at the Spring Budget 2024. It has been incorrectly categorised on the document published on 28 April 2025. Officials will seek to correct this error.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52267 on DESNZ: Islamophobia, what definition of Islamophobia was used in the training session.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The training and awareness session was delivered by the Anti-Islamophobia Working Group as an external provider. The material from the session is owned by the provider and therefore we cannot share the content due to commercial sensitivity.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) Ofcom play in ensuring the cyber-security of telecommunication exchanges (i) at Wapping in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and (ii) in the City of London.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The Government is committed to ensuring the security and resilience of the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure. The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 introduced a robust security framework requiring public telecoms providers to identify, reduce and prepare for security and resilience risks. We have also included data centres as parts of Critical National Infrastructure.

DSIT is responsible for developing policies to help ensure the security of the UK’s public telecoms networks and services. DSIT works with the National Cyber Security Centre as the technical authority providing advice on cyber-security threats and vulnerabilities, the National Protective Security Authority as the technical authority for physical and personnel security, and Ofcom as regulator for the framework.

The Government does not comment on the security of specific sites; however, we work with our agencies to respond to specific security incidents or vulnerabilities identified.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7317 on Fire and Rescue Service and Police: Employers’ Contribution, what methodology her Department used to calculate the National Insurance mitigation funding for (a) fire and rescue authorities and (b) fire and rescue services that are part of a county council.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

On 3 February 2025, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published the 2025/26 Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) which sets out funding allocations for all local authorities including fire and rescue.

At the Settlement, MHCLG announced an additional £515 million of support for local government to manage the impact of changes to employer National Insurance Contributions announced at the Autumn Budget. This addition is now included within the final LGFS.

Of this amount, £502 million has been allocated between local authorities in England based on their shares of relevant net current expenditure on the general fund. This includes standalone fire and rescue authorities as well as fire and rescue authorities that are part of a county council.

The remaining £13 million has been allocated to mayoral combined authorities, based on an assessment of their share of overall relevant net current expenditure. This includes York and North Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, where the mayor holds responsibility for fire and rescue authority functions.

Payments to local authorities will be un-ringfenced to allow for discretion over the use of funds in their area. This funding can be used to mitigate the additional costs of employer National Insurance Contributions within direct, commissioned, and externally provided local services, for example.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50161 on Private rented housing: tribunals, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rented accommodation on private rented sector rents.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Private rented sector minimum energy efficiency standards are part of a wider package of strengthening tenants’ rights. The Renters’ Rights Bill will introduce new protections for tenants to challenge unreasonable rent increases. Landlords will be able to increase rents to market rates once per year, with tenants able to challenge this at the Tribunal if it is unreasonable.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided guidance to local authorities on retaining Community Infrastructure Levy payments for the purpose of using the interest accrued on that funding for servicing spending from local authority General Fund Accounts.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Community Infrastructure Levy receipts must be used for the purposes which are set out in section 216 of the Planning Act 2008 and Part 7 of the CIL Regulations.

The Department has not provided guidance to local authorities on retaining Community Infrastructure Levy payments for the purpose of using the interest accrued on that funding for servicing spending from local authority General Fund Accounts.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to commence the remaining provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government intends to commence the temporary possession provisions in the Neighbourhood Planning Act (NPA 2017).

To pave the way for this, we are taking forward a measure in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to amend the NPA 2017 temporary possession powers to disapply them to Transport and Works Act Orders, Development Consent Orders and Infrastructure Consent Orders. This will allow the NPA 2017 provisions to be commenced for taking temporary possession of land in respect of compulsory purchase orders made under regimes such as the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 without impacting the delivery of critical infrastructure.

Following Royal Assent of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and before commencing the amended NPA 2017 temporary possession power provisions, we will need to consult on regulations relating to the reinstatement of land subject to a period of temporary possession.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 June 2025 entitled Planning reform and housing delivery, HCWS673, who will be responsible for determining whether planning applications will fall into tier (a) A and (b) B.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Through regulations we will set out which planning applications should be delegated to planning officers and which could go to a planning committee, if the Chair of the committee and chief planning officer (or equivalent officer in local planning authorities without a chief planning officer) agree that committee consideration is warranted.

Further details are set out in the technical consultation on the implementation of our proposals to modernise planning committees that the government published on 28 May. It can be found on gov.uk here.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50171 on Tony Blair, whether she has had discussions with Tony Blair on the deliverability of the 1.5 million housebuilding target.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Deputy Prime Minister joined Tony Blair for a Q&A event in December 2024 at the Tony Blair Institute. This was an informal Q&A event which did not touch on details of government policy.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's policies on location neutral recruitment on Civil Service policies in relation to levels of workplace attendance.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

MHCLG will continue to actively support the Government’s Places for Growth programme and, through its recruitment policy, plans to further increase the proportion of the workforce located outside London to 50% by 2030. The Department will maintain at least one office in every English region and in each UK Nation. At the same time, the Department will maintain an office attendance policy which supports effective working and the delivery of its priorities. Recruitment and office attendance policies and approaches across the Civil Service are delegated matters for individual departments. Our recruitment approach adheres to the Civil Service recruitment principles.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50511 on MHCLG: Industrial Disputes, if she will publish the correspondence with the PCS trade union on ending location neutral recruitment.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

This issue is part of a live trade dispute which PCS have formally notified the department of. As such it would not be appropriate to release correspondence related to that dispute. I can confirm again however that the department has notified PCS that there are no plans to change our current approach to recruitment, as such we believe there is no reason for a dispute to exist on this issue.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taxes.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor work closely together to deliver the government's plan for change. Decisions on tax policy are for the Chancellor.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50515 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Offices, if she will place in the Library workplace office attendance figures for each office outside of London in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

MHCLG publishes quarterly HQ Occupancy Statistics for its headquarters at 2 Marsham Street, London (not proportional attendance). We do not intend to publish regional information or numeric staff attendances.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many level 7 Chartered Town Planning Apprenticeships have been (a) started and (b) completed in each year for which data is available.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The number of starts and achievements on level 7 ‘Chartered Town Planner’ apprenticeship courses in England can be found in the ‘Apprenticeships’ accredited official statistics publication, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/588ac458-07a8-46d4-2dfe-08dd9f6d0ac9.

The link above includes data published in March 2025. The data set includes full-year figures from 2019/20 to 2023/24, and figures from August 2024 to January 2025 for the 2024/25 academic year.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51397 on Permitted Development Rights, whether there is guidance to local authorities in addition to the document entitled Guidance: Publish your Article 4 direction data, published on 21 May 2025.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

There is no additional guidance to local authorities on publishing data beyond the document entitled ‘Guidance: Publish your Article 4 direction data’

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 10 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, in which financial year the 374,000 annual new additions in England will be first achieved.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 includes a new Standard Method for assessing housing needs that is aligned to our Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million new safe and decent homes in England by the end of this Parliament. The new Standard Method sets a local housing need for England of 370,408. Detail on how individual local planning authorities should plan to meet this updated housing need, including transitional arrangements, is set out in the Framework.

Paragraphs 85 to 87 in the summary Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill (and paragraphs 44 to 45 of Annex 10) explain the housing trajectory used and the assumptions underpinning this.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance document entitled Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions, paragraph 19, updated 16 December 2021, whether substantive representations can be made to the Secretary of State on a (a) called-in planning application and (b) recovered appeal after the planning inspectorate has submitted their report.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Yes, they can. Representations made to the Secretary of State on called in planning applications and recovered appeals planning applications after the Planning Inspectorate has submitted their report are dealt with in accordance with paragraph 19 of the published propriety guidance on planning casework decisions which can be found here.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she can publish what planning rules have been made by the Planning Inspectorate in relation to asylum hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Planning Inspectorate has not issued any rules specifically concerning the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 7 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, how many (a) consents, (b) permissions and (c) permits will be required to place an electric vehicle charge point on (i) a public highway and (ii) private land.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Whether a chargepoint requires planning permission, a Section 50 licence, or a permit depends on factors such as size, location, and context.

In general, home, workplace, and smaller low-powered installations in off-street parking areas qualify as permitted development and do not require a planning application. However, permission may still be needed for certain existing properties particularly where issues like height, siting, or proximity to listed buildings arise and for larger rapid charging hubs that include electrical cabinets.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill introduces a measure to replace Section 50s with permits which would make it more efficient and cost-effective for chargepoint operators to install infrastructure. Additionally, to streamline development we have expanded permitted development rights and have launched a call for evidence to explore further improvements.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for the Level 7 Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship on the recruitment of planning officers.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government recognise that Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeships (Level 7) are a valuable entry point into planning careers. However, the government has decided to prioritise levy funding for young people entering the labour market, who need skills and training to get started in their careers.

We will continue to fund Level 7 apprenticeships for those aged 16-21 when they start their apprenticeship; support apprentices already on a Level 7 apprenticeship through to completion; and ensure local authorities can still access the Level 7 apprenticeship route for those aged 22 and over until 1 January 2026.

Supporting local planning authorities to attract, retain and develop skilled planners is crucial to ensuring they provide a proactive, efficient planning service for local communities and that new developments are well designed and facilitate local growth.

The government appreciates that planning departments across the country are experiencing challenges with recruitment, retention, and skills gaps and that in many cases these issues are having a negative impact on service delivery.

At the Budget last year, the Chanceller announced a £46 million package of investment into the planning system as a one-year settlement for 2025-2026.

Our manifesto committed us to appointing 300 new planning officers into LPAs. We are on track to meet that commitment through two routes, namely graduate recruitment through the Pathways to Planning scheme run by the Local Government Association and mid-career recruitment through Public Practice.

On 27 February 2025, the government announced funding to support salaries and complement graduate bursaries. Further information can be found in the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 27 February 2025 (HCWS480).

On 25 February 2025, the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 were agreed. These regulations increase planning fees for householder and other applications, with a view to providing much-needed additional resources for hard-pressed LPAs.

More broadly, the Department’s established Planning Capacity and Capability programme is also developing a wider programme of support, working with partners across the planning sector, to ensure that LPAs have the skills and capacity they need, both now and in the future, to modernise local plans and speed up decision making, including through innovative use of digital planning data and software.

Lastly, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes provisions that will allow LPAs to set planning fees or charges at a level that reflects the individual costs to the LPA to carry out the function for which it is imposed and to ensure that the income from planning fees or charges is applied towards the delivery of the planning function.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023, whether her Department has taken steps to remove local authorities’ access to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency data.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

This was a commitment made by the previous Government which we have no plans to take forward.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the merger of the Valuation Office Agency into HM Revenue and Customs on (a) Ministerial accountability and (b) the ability of Ministers to amend valuation practices.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Moving the VOA’s functions into HMRC will strengthen direct accountability to Ministers, helping to improve the experience of taxpayers and businesses and support the delivery of the government's commitments to reform business rates and modernise the tax system.

The Valuation Office Agency has a legal responsibility to provide independent and impartial advice on property valuations based on appropriate evidence and methodology. It does this using internationally recognised valuation approaches for property taxation. It will continue to do this following the merger with HMRC.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the expected timeline is for the consideration of the appeal to the Planning Inspectorate of the planning enforcement notice issued by the London Borough of Greenwich against the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich; and if she will make it her policy to recover the appeal.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

This appeal (reference APP/E5330/C/25/3364847) against the issue of an Enforcement Notice was received as valid on 29 April 2025. The appeal is proceeding by way of a Hearing. In letters to the main parties dated 1 May, the timetable for the receipt of various documents from them was set out in accordance with the legislative requirements. An Inspector has been appointed and the hearing is scheduled to open on 5 August 2025 and expected to last one day. A decision is therefore likely to be issued on behalf of the Secretary of State, well within the ministerial measures range of 24 – 26 weeks from receipt of a valid appeal; those dates being 14-28 October.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49394 on Buildings: Co-ownership, for what reason she does not plan to publish the call for evidence.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The call for evidence undertaken by the previous government was targeted specifically at joint owners of leasehold properties, and did not find evidence that the position of those jointly owning properties is sufficiently different from those solely owning properties to justify changing our current policy. This Government is not currently considering any expansion of the leaseholder protections but is looking very closely at how to address the enduring question of the “in perpetuity” status on non-qualifying leases.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on (a) taxis and (b) other private hire vehicles since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

MHCLG has spent £41,439.56 on taxis and private hire vehicles since 5^th July 2024. We are unable to report separately on private hire vehicles and taxis.

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of valid votes were cast by (a) postal ballot and (b) proxy ballot, by Parliamentary constituency in the 2024 general election.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

All votes are mixed for counting so it is not possible to distinguish the proportion of valid votes cast by post or proxy.

The Commission has published data, where provided by Returning Officers, on the proportion of postal votes included in counts and the number of proxies appointed.

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission plans to respond to the First Report of the Speaker's Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections, published on 22 June 2025, HC 570.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

The Commission published a statement on 2 June on the day of publication of the report, welcoming the insights gathered by the Speaker’s Conference and their proposal for cross-cutting solutions.

The Commission is looking at how we can support implementation of the report’s proposals, in partnership with the wider electoral community, and how to improve our support for candidates and campaigners ahead of elections next May.

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Commission has issued on political donations being made via cryptocurrencies.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

The Commission’s guidance on permissibility of donations includes information on cryptocurrencies. The guidance states that the same legal requirements apply to donations received in cryptocurrencies as any other donations. Parties must ensure that they obtain donors’ details, so they can check permissibility. As with other types of assets, parties must report the value in pounds at the time of the donation.

The Commission will continue to review its guidance and support for parties to ensure that they are aware of how the law applies to cryptocurrency donations.

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of valid votes were cast by overseas electors, by Parliamentary constituency in the 2024 general election.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

Due to the secrecy of the ballot, it is not possible to distinguish if a valid vote was cast by an overseas elector.

The Commission has published data, where it could be provided by Returning Officers, on the proportion of overseas electors issued with a postal vote and the percentage that were returned by close of poll. It does not hold data on the number of overseas electors who chose to cast their vote by proxy or in person.

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the total number of registered overseas electors at the 2024 general election; and how many applied for a postal or proxy vote.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

191,338 overseas voters registered for the 2024 general election. Half (49%) of all registered overseas voters registered for a postal vote. The Commission does not collect data on how many overseas voters applied to vote by proxy.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, for what reason her Department has ceased publishing data for (a) expense type, (b) expense area, (c) voluntary and community sector, (d) SME class, (e) postal code and (f) grant since the publication of MHCLG: spending over £25,000, January 2025 on 27 February 2025.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

MHCLG reviewed and amended the publication of its spend data to make it more accessible to the lay reader. We are currently in the process of aligning the data that we publish with Cabinet Office mandatory expectations.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what weight her Department gives to planning representations made directly to the Secretary of State after a called-in public inquiry has taken place and prior to the decision-notice by the Secretary of State.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

All relevant information is taken into account before the Secretary of State determines a called-in planning application or recovered appeal.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Appendix 2 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill Impact Assessment, Annex 1: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects reform, what the target date is for the publication of EN-8 on Nuclear Fusion Energy.

Answered by Kerry McCarthy - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on a Fusion Energy National Policy Statement EN-8 soon. Further details will be available in due course.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on recharging visits that include a mix of political and official engagements from political parties.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

In line with the practice of successive administrations, this is considered on a case by case basis, in line with Chapter 10 of the Ministerial Code.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45696 on Planning Permission, if she will publish the Planning and Infrastructure Bill environmental principles assessment.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Environmental Principles assessments are not routinely published. However, environmental considerations in respect of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill were given due regard in line with the requirements of the Environment Act 2021.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 50857, on Universal Studios: Bedfordshire, whether (a) Parliament and (b) select committee chairs will be informed of a contingent liability on the Consolidated Fund, relating to government commitments being made to Universal Studios from the announced deal.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Further details on Government infrastructure investment around the site will be set out in due course and due process will be followed should any contingent liability arise.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 50857 on Universal Studios: Bedfordshire, whether government guarantees are contingent on planning permission being awarded.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The proposals remain subject to a planning decision from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. As outlined when the Government announced the deal, further details will be set out in due course.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to respond to the First Report of the Speaker's Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections, published on 22 June 2025, HC 570; and whether political parties will be consulted prior to that response.

Answered by Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

This government has made it clear that intimidation and abuse of those participating in public life has no place in our society and cannot be tolerated. We value the work done by the Speaker’s Conference to bring attention to and investigate this important issue. We will carefully consider the recommendations made by the Speaker’s Conference in their first report and will respond in due course. The government intends to engage with both political parties and external stakeholders prior to a formal response.

This is a complex challenge, so the joint efforts of government, the police and parliament are crucial to addressing this issue. We will continue to engage with the Speaker’s Conference as they move into the next phase of their work

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of houses currently under construction in each London borough; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes to (a) building regulations and (b) fire regulations on meeting the Government's 1.5 million housebuilding target.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Department does not centrally collect data on homes currently under construction, but we do publish an annual estimate of new homes built and a quarterly estimate of new build starts and completions which can be found on gov.uk here and here respectively. These releases include data for each London borough.

The government assess the impact of any proposed changes to building regulations, fire regulations, and wider building safety policy, including the potential impact on supply where appropriate and proportionate. We publish Impact Assessments at different stages of policy development which consider potential impacts on main affected groups to support public and sectoral engagement.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to update the 20mph zone guidance for England.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

We have no current plans to revise Setting Local Speed Limits. We believe that traffic authorities are best placed to decide where lower limits will be effective on the roads for which they are responsible, and that consultation and community support should be at the heart of the process.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the status is of Natural England's national landscape areas of outstanding natural beauty proposed designations for (a) the new Yorkshire Wolds, (b) the new Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, (c) extensions in the Surrey Hills and (d) extensions in the Chilterns; and whether changes have been made to the (i) timetable and (ii) target dates since July 2024.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The work considering the Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape and the Surrey Hills National Landscape extension is live and progressing in line with information shared on the project websites. There have been no major changes to timetables since July 2024, timelines are shaped by evidence received through consultation so can be subject to change. We are currently working towards submissions of a Designation Order to the Secretary of State for the Surrey Hills and the Yorkshire Wolds projects. The work on the Cheshire Sandstone Ridge National Landscape and the Chiltern National Landscape extension has been stopped.

Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission has issued guidance on whether a government department can be a permissible donor.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

A government department is not a permissible donor. However, political parties can receive public funds from government departments. The Commission’s guidance on permissibility states that any payment received by a political party out of public funds is regarded as received by a permissible donor. Parties must report these payments if above the reporting threshold.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department collects statistics based on gender rather than sex.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Department collects and publishes a number of statistical releases - of these, a small number include questions relating to sex and/or gender identity where relevant. These follow the previous Office for National Statistics (ONS) best practice of recording both sex and gender identity except for occasional exceptions which collect gender instead of sex. These are where it is important to collect gender but due to reporting or collection constraints it is not possible to additionally collect sex. The Department continues to engage with the ONS’ wider sex and gender identity harmonisation work to ensure all of government works towards a consistent way of collecting data on sex and gender identity.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2025 to Question 52623 on Offences Against Children, if she will place in the Library (a) a copy of the letter sent to all local authorities on 12 March 2025, and (b) the information sent to local authorities on how they can claim funding from the new national fund to support independent local inquiries.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Baroness Louise Casey was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive audit into the nature, scale, and profiles of group-based child sexual exploitation. I updated the House on 2 June that Baroness Casey has requested a short extension to her work from the Home Secretary to allow her to speak directly to victims, fully access the scale of the issue, and submit meaningful evidence-based recommendations to further tackle this vile type of offending.

The completed audit will provide the most up-to-date information to this government’s commitment to support local areas to lead their own independent inquiries and related work to understand this issue and the effectiveness of their responses to it. We expect to receive the report very shortly. We will then set out a comprehensive response, as well as next steps on the action we have already announced, including details of support available for local areas.

My officials will happily place the 12 March letter from the Home Secretary to all local authority leaders in the Common’s Library which makes clear the Government’s commitment to working closely with local areas to confront these terrible crimes.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Home Department of 2 June 2025, Official Report, column 13, for what reason Baroness Casey requested a short extension to the deadline for the audit on grooming gangs.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Baroness Louise Casey was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive audit into the nature, scale, and profiles of group-based child sexual exploitation. I updated the House on 2 June that Baroness Casey has requested a short extension to her work from the Home Secretary to allow her to speak directly to victims, fully access the scale of the issue, and submit meaningful evidence-based recommendations to further tackle this vile type of offending.

The completed audit will provide the most up-to-date information to this government’s commitment to support local areas to lead their own independent inquiries and related work to understand this issue and the effectiveness of their responses to it. We expect to receive the report very shortly. We will then set out a comprehensive response, as well as next steps on the action we have already announced, including details of support available for local areas.

My officials will happily place the 12 March letter from the Home Secretary to all local authority leaders in the Common’s Library which makes clear the Government’s commitment to working closely with local areas to confront these terrible crimes.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has provided advice on the proposed Chinese Embassy at Tower Hill, London.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

In line with previous responses, the planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government.

The Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary submitted written representations to the planning inspector on 14 January. That letter is clear that the Home Office has considered the breadth of national security issues and where necessary, relevant agencies and departments have been consulted on the national security implications of the application. It would be inappropriate to provide any further specific detail.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51120 on Admiralty House, what is the council tax liability for each of the unoccupied Admiralty House Ministerial residences in 2025-26.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Admiralty House residences are valued in Council Tax Band H.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets have been set by (a) his Department and (b) Ofwat on rolling out residential water smart meters between 2025 and 2030; and how smart meters are funded.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Smart metering is essential for Government water demand reduction targets. Defra has set out, through its regulators, that it expects water companies to uphold their commitment to halve leakage by 2050, through smart metering as part of the statutory water demand target to reduce demand by 20% by 2038.

Water companies have committed to increase metering to around 70% across household customers by 2040. To enable this, Ofwat has set targets on smart meter delivery through Price Control Deliverables in its Price Review 2024. These set out meter communication, connectivity and data completeness standards. Companies are incentivised to meet this target through non-delivery payments (where customers are reimbursed for failure to deliver commitments).

The Government expects all newly installed meters to be smart; this includes companies running upgrade programmes for those on older meters. These programmes must have customer support and provide value for money before being approved as part of a company’s Water Resource Management Plan.

Companies have social tariff programmes to protect consumers who cannot afford their bills.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) metered and (b) unmetered households can refuse the installation of a water smart meter.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Smart metering is essential for Government water demand reduction targets. Defra has set out, through its regulators, that it expects water companies to uphold their commitment to halve leakage by 2050, through smart metering as part of the statutory water demand target to reduce demand by 20% by 2038.

Water companies have committed to increase metering to around 70% across household customers by 2040. To enable this, Ofwat has set targets on smart meter delivery through Price Control Deliverables in its Price Review 2024. These set out meter communication, connectivity and data completeness standards. Companies are incentivised to meet this target through non-delivery payments (where customers are reimbursed for failure to deliver commitments).

The Government expects all newly installed meters to be smart; this includes companies running upgrade programmes for those on older meters. These programmes must have customer support and provide value for money before being approved as part of a company’s Water Resource Management Plan.

Companies have social tariff programmes to protect consumers who cannot afford their bills.

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