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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times their Department accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) other forms of redress in the last 10 years.

In the last 10 years, the Department has not been subject to any findings against it by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, nor has it received any recommendations for redress other than an apology. In 2023/24, the Department accepted a single recommendation from the Ombudsman to issue an apology, which was actioned.