Claire Coutinho MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Anti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if any i) Government Department, ii) arms-length body, iii) public body, or iv) educational institution will be instructed to adopt the new definition of anti-Muslim hostility.
Answer: Government has adopted a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility. We encourage organisations across sectors to adopt the definition and use it in ways they consider to be useful and lawful.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scot
Answer: We have set out our expectation that all duty bearers, including Departments and arm’s-length bodies, follow the law as clarified by the Supreme Court ruling and seek specialist legal advice where necessary. The Prime Minister has underlined this recently...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the inaccessibility of land owned by travellers when local authorities carry out statutory counting
Answer: My Department recognises that access to traveller sites may not always be possible. This fact is reflected in the guidance provided to local planning authorities when carrying out the Traveller Caravan Count, which advises that such sites should still be ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan ParksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department holds data on the number of incidences of traveller caravans on unauthorised developments on land owned by travellers being used to provide accommodation f
Answer: My Department does not hold this data. The Traveller Caravan Count includes data on the number of caravans and traveller sites in England. It does not include the number of occupants residing in these caravans or caravan sites, nor their characteristics.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan ParksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish data on the number of traveller caravans on unauthorised developments on land (a) owned by travellers and (b) not owned by travellers by local authority in eac
Answer: Data on the number of traveller caravans on unauthorised sites on land (a) owned by travellers, i.e. unauthorised developments, and (b) on land not owned by travellers, i.e. unauthorised encampments, by each local planning authority is available from Live...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish data on the number of local authorities that do not operate out-of-hours planning enforcement teams.
Answer: My Department does not collect data on the operating hours of planning enforcement teams.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the advice provided to the Government by the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition.
Answer: As part of the Government’s careful consideration of the Working Group’s advice, officials have undertaken some limited and focused informal engagement with stakeholders. It is standard practice for Government to engage stakeholders on policy development....
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the proposed definition of Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim Hatred in advance of its adoption.
Answer: As part of the Government’s careful consideration of the Working Group’s advice, officials have undertaken some limited and focused informal engagement with stakeholders. It is standard practice for Government to engage stakeholders on policy development....
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the names of the (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders that have viewed the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition's draft definition of
Answer: As part of the Government’s careful consideration of the Working Group’s advice, officials have undertaken some limited and focused informal engagement with stakeholders. It is standard practice for Government to engage stakeholders on policy development....
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether external (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders have been invited to view the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition's draft definition of Islamophob
Answer: As part of the Government’s careful consideration of the Working Group’s advice, officials have undertaken some limited and focused informal engagement with stakeholders. It is standard practice for Government to engage stakeholders on policy development....
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Muslim TrustMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's news story entitled British Muslim Trust appointed as new partner to monitor and tackle anti-Muslim hatred, published on 21 July 2025, when her
Answer: The Combatting Hatred Against Muslims Fund was established this year to respond to the evolving nature of religious intolerance and targeted hate incidents faced by Muslim communities, which are at the highest level on record.The British Muslim Trust (BMT...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is (a) lesbian, (b) gay and (c) bisexual muslim representation on the Working Group to define Islamophobia.
Answer: The independent working group includes members from a cross-section of society and have been selected for their technical expertise and experience and ability to work to deliver the objectives set out in the Terms of Reference. Alongside drawing on their ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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