Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Parking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timetable is for (a) responding to the consultation on the private parking code of practice and (b) laying the code before Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
Answer: The Government is considering carefully the consultation findings and intends to lay the Code in autumn 2026.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: NoiseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to include a reference to noise levels in part 4 of the updated National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies and decisions should prevent new and existing development from contributing to, being put at unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of no...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgent of ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will provide guidance to developers on the role of the agent of change principle in pre-application engagement.
Answer: The agent of change policy is given effect through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which makes clear that where the operation of an existing business or community facility could have a significant adverse effect on new development in its vi...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgent of ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of putting the agent of change principle on a statutory footing on i) the speed of the planning process ii) the number of gras
Answer: The agent of change policy is given effect through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which makes clear that where the operation of an existing business or community facility could have a significant adverse effect on new development in its vi...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuneralsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of Local Authorities contracting funeral services where those services fall outside of a Local Authority's obligations under Section 46 of
Answer: Local authorities are independent of central government. My department has made no estimate of the number of the number of local authorities contracting funeral services outside of their obligations.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services: consultation, which closed on 26 September 2025.
Answer: My Department is currently analysing responses to this consultation and will respond in due course.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordService Charges: Codes of PracticeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make adherence to the Service Charge Residential Management Code mandatory for residential leasehold property managers.
Answer: The current edition of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Service Charge Residential Management Code, approved in 2016 using powers under Section 87 of the Leasehold Reform and Urban Development Act 1993, may be used as evidence by the First-tier ...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: RentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average increase in social housing rents was in Gosport constituency in 2024-25.
Answer: Government policy limits how much rents are permitted to increase each year for Social Rent and Affordable Rent homes let by registered providers of social housing.In 2024-25, these rents were permitted to increase by up to CPI+1% based on the CPI rate in...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of (a) properties and (b) property management companies owned by private equity firms on (i) service
Answer: My Department does not hold data on the impact of properties and property management companies owned by private equity firms on service charges and the quality of services provided to residents of leasehold properties.On 4 July, the government published a...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring landlords to re-tender for a new property management company when than 50% of all leaseholders support re-tend
Answer: On 4 July, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services. It can be found on gov.uk here.The consultation seeks views on proposals to strengthen regulation of managing agents, including powers t...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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