Ben Spencer MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Roads: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the preparations for avoiding school exam disruption during the construction a320 HIF scheme.
Answer: My Department has made no such assessment. The matter in question is for the relevant local authority.
Answered 17 Apr 2026
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Emergencies: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mechanisms of accountability of Local Resilience Forum Chairs to Members of Parliament.
Answer: Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, statutory duties for emergency planning rest with individual Category 1 responders, who fulfil these duties collaboratively through Local Resilience Forums (LRFs). LRFs are not statutory bodies and therefore hold no...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) officials and (b) local authorities on making planning enforcement a non-discretionary service.
Answer: Local planning authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance. It is for authorities to decide how and when they use their powers depending on the circumstances of each case. It is also for local planning aut...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial pressures in local government on the delivery of effective planning enforcement.
Answer: Local planning authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance. It is for authorities to decide how and when they use their powers depending on the circumstances of each case. It is also for local planning aut...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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Cultural HeritageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to local planning authorities to ensure the protection of (a) buildings and (b) areas of historic importance.
Answer: My Department has made no specific assessment of trends in relation to historic buildings and unlawful development. The government is committed to the protection of the historic environment. There are strong protections in both the National Planning Polic...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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Historic BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) loss and (b) damage to (i) English heritage and (ii) buildings of historic importance due to unlawful development.
Answer: My Department has made no specific assessment of trends in relation to historic buildings and unlawful development. The government is committed to the protection of the historic environment. There are strong protections in both the National Planning Polic...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	10
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	9
Department for Transport	12
Department for Work and Pensions	2
Department of Health and Social Care	15
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1
Ministry of Defence	7
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	6
Ministry of Justice	2
Northern Ireland Office	1
Scotland Office	1
Treasury	1

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