Connor Naismith MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Voting Rights: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to extend voting rights to 16 and 17 year olds in time for the 2027 local government elections in England.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordShops: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the use of High Street Rental Auctions in areas wi
Answer: Local authorities are not required to notify the Department if they adopt High Street Rental Auction (HSRA) powers and therefore the Department does not hold comprehensive data on take-up. However, through regular engagement with local authorities, we are...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordShops: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the level of resource requirements on local authorities wishing to utilise High Street Rental Auction powers.
Answer: Local authorities are not required to notify the Department if they adopt High Street Rental Auction (HSRA) powers and therefore the Department does not hold comprehensive data on take-up. However, through regular engagement with local authorities, we are...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordShops: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have commenced High Street Rental Auction procedures since the powers came into force.
Answer: Local authorities are not required to notify the Department if they adopt High Street Rental Auction (HSRA) powers and therefore the Department does not hold comprehensive data on take-up. However, through regular engagement with local authorities, we are...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce further funding streams specifically aimed at supporting mixed-use town centre regeneration in post-industrial towns.
Answer: The Government is committed to revitalising high streets, including by supporting mixed use regeneration. A High Streets Strategy will be published this year, and we will set out more details on funding plans in due course, and we are keen to learn from t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing programmes supporting the diversification of high streets into leisure, cultural and community uses.
Answer: Diversification into leisure, cultural, community and public service uses can play an important role in supporting high street vitality. Evidence from evaluations of the Towns Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund indicates that the strongest outcomes are ac...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the updated statutory guidance on social housing allocations referred to in the National Plan to End Homelessness.
Answer: The Department is reviewing the statutory guidance on social housing allocations. To inform this review, the Department has invited evidence from local authorities, housing associations, charities, academics, tenant groups and others with experience of al...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will review housing allocation guidance to ensure that children diagnosed with conditions such as precocious puberty are supported with respect to policies that
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to Question UIN 117189 answered on 10 March 2026.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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