Chris Hinchliff MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will undertake an assessment of the impact of the Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 on the powers of lo
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 13359 on 30 June 2026.
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Questions 11520 on Planning, for what reason his Department did not make an assessment of the potential impact of the Town and Country P
Answer: In developing the regulations in question, the government gave careful consideration to the implications of the National Scheme of Delegation for local communities and their ability to influence development in their areas. We recognise the essential role ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Questions 11520 on Planning, whether minutes, notes, or records were taken of meetings held with stakeholders on the Town and Country Pl
Answer: Officials in my Department have had regular engagement with a range of stakeholders, including the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Planning Advisory Service (PAS), regarding the regulations in question. Officials held meetings with the LGA in J...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Civil LibertiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compatibility of the Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 w
Answer: The government considers that the regulations in question, as well as the enabling powers for them contained in the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the dates and attendees of meetings held with the Local Government Association regarding the Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority F
Answer: Officials in my Department have had regular engagement with a range of stakeholders, including the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Planning Advisory Service (PAS), regarding the regulations in question. Officials held meetings with the LGA in J...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Questions 11040, 11042, 11044, 11045 and 11520, if he will publish a list of all stakeholders with whom (a) he and (b) officials in his
Answer: My Department does not routinely publish details of meetings between officials and stakeholders and has no plans to do so in respect of the regulations in question. Ministerial meetings are published quarterly. The latest publication is available on gov.u...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of best practice guidance on where tenants can access information on furniture provision to supplement the Decent H
Answer: We will publish the guidance in due course.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of stakeholders who he met with to discuss the Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 in
Answer: My Department has undertaken extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including developers, the Local Government Association, professional bodies, community and campaign groups in respect of the measures in the Town and Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he has had with the Local Government Association in relation to the Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regula
Answer: My Department has undertaken extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including developers, the Local Government Association, professional bodies, community and campaign groups in respect of the measures in the Town and Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Human RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he had with (a) community rights campaign groups and (b) democratic planning campaign groups in relation to The Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Pl
Answer: My Department has undertaken extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including developers, the Local Government Association, professional bodies, community and campaign groups in respect of the measures in the Town and Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Human RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish an assessment of the potential impact of The Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 on democrat
Answer: My Department has undertaken extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including developers, the Local Government Association, professional bodies, community and campaign groups in respect of the measures in the Town and Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTown and Country Planning AssociationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he has had with the Town and Country Planning Association in relation to The Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (Englan
Answer: My Department has undertaken extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including developers, the Local Government Association, professional bodies, community and campaign groups in respect of the measures in the Town and Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he has had with housing developers in relation to The Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026.
Answer: My Department has undertaken extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including developers, the Local Government Association, professional bodies, community and campaign groups in respect of the measures in the Town and Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue AccountsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the latest available figure is for Housing Revenue Account debt owed to the Public Works Loans Board by local authorities, including (a) the collective figure for all local
Answer: The Government publishes data on loans issued by the Public Works Loan Board lending facility here Historical Data and here Current Data, which includes loans taken out under the Housing Revenue Account discounted interest rate in place since 15 June 2023...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a pilot of furnished tenancies as part of the creation of best practice guidance on furniture provision; and
Answer: People living without essential furniture can access support through their local authority, including via the Household Support Fund until 31 March, and from April, the Crisis and Resilience Fund, to provide discretionary help with essential items such as...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will meet bodies other than social landlords to discuss best practice guidance for furniture provision.
Answer: People living without essential furniture can access support through their local authority, including via the Household Support Fund until 31 March, and from April, the Crisis and Resilience Fund, to provide discretionary help with essential items such as...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether guidance on furniture provision will encourage social landlords to offer furnished tenancies to low-income tenants.
Answer: People living without essential furniture can access support through their local authority, including via the Household Support Fund until 31 March, and from April, the Crisis and Resilience Fund, to provide discretionary help with essential items such as...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a duty on housing associations to house homeless households.
Answer: As set out in the government’s National Plan to End Homelessness published on 11 December 2025, which can be found on gov.uk here, we expect social housing landlords to cooperate with councils in housing statutory homeless households and, where joint work...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to create a duty on housing associations to house homeless households.
Answer: As set out in the government’s National Plan to End Homelessness published on 11 December 2025, which can be found on gov.uk here, we expect social housing landlords to cooperate with councils in housing statutory homeless households and, where joint work...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Answer of 15 December to Question 97083 on Nature Conservation: Planning, what further external engagement is planned; at what stage in the implementation process
Answer: In preparing Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs), Natural England is engaging with a range of stakeholders. The government, and Natural England, will continue to work closely with local authorities, developers, environmental groups and other stakeholders ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Delivery PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2025 to question 94312, what a wholly exceptional reason would be.
Answer: Further guidance on how local planning authorities should implement the protections relating to irreplaceable habitats can be found in Planning Practice Guidance on gov.uk here and the footnotes to the National Planning Policy Framework on gov.uk here.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has discussions planned with nature organisations including the Woodland Trust, Wildlife Trusts and Wildlife and Countryside Link on potential secondary legislation ar
Answer: The government has engaged closely with a range of stakeholders, including nature and conservation groups, throughout the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and looks forward to further external engagement as we implement its various provisio...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of whether chalk streams are an irreplaceable habitat.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 94314 on 3 December 2025.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to add chalk streams to the National Planning Policy Framework as an irreplaceable habitat.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 94314 on 3 December 2025.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Environment ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if chalk streams will be added to the National Planning Policy Framework as an irreplaceable habitat.
Answer: As per the commitment I made in the House on 13 November during consideration of Lords Amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the government intend to include explicit recognition of chalk streams in the new suite of national policies for dec...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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