Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Mayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial requirements for standing in mayoral elections on the (a) accessibility and (b) diversity of candidates.
Answer: The Government has not made such an assessment. Under electoral law, candidates are required to pay a deposit in certain elections, reflecting the scale of the role, including budget responsibility, role as chair of the Combined Authority or Combined Coun...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOwner Occupation: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of trends in the relationship between home ownership levels among under-45s and historic tax support for mortgage holders.
Answer: The government has no plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership. The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of home ownership. In addition ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOwner Occupation: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership.
Answer: The government has no plans to consult on new fiscal incentives to support younger people into home ownership. The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of home ownership. In addition ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of whether funding allocated to upper-tier authorities adequately reflects (a) inflationary pressures in social care, (b) the increasing cost
Answer: The government is committed to transforming adult social care and making tangible improvements in the short-term. The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028-29 compared to 2025-26. This includes a...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent unitary authorities formed through the Local Government Reorganisation requiring exception financial support.
Answer: On 5 February, the Government issued invitations to councils in two-tier areas in England and neighbouring unitary councils to prepare proposals for local government reorganisation. The invitation sets out the criteria against which proposals will be asse...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) allow the establishment of new precepting (i) parish, (ii) town and (iii) community councils and (b) (A) retain and (B) improve the Community Governance
Answer: The ability to establish new parish, town and community councils is devolved to principal local authorities through the community governance review process. This remains the case. Areas considering new parish councils should think carefully about how they...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Building Safety Regulator on (a) the adequacy of the (i) resources and (ii) technical capacity available to enable it to make timely dete
Answer: We recognise that there are delays to the Gateways process and that processing times need to improve. Delays have the potential to slow the delivery of new homes and may impact on investment decisions in high-rise projects. MHCLG are working urgently with...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for approvals to be made under the Building Safety Regulator’s Gateways process on (a) the delivery of new
Answer: We recognise that there are delays to the Gateways process and that processing times need to improve. Delays have the potential to slow the delivery of new homes and may impact on investment decisions in high-rise projects. MHCLG are working urgently with...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications for Gateway Two approval for higher-risk buildings have been submitted to the Building Safety Regulator since 1 October 2023; how many of those applications
Answer: We recognise that there are delays to the Gateways process and that processing times need to improve. Delays have the potential to slow the delivery of new homes and may impact on investment decisions in high-rise projects. MHCLG are working urgently with...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of introducing (a) additional technical guidance and (b) a formal advisory service to assist dutyholders in preparing Gateway
Answer: We recognise that there are delays to the Gateways process and that processing times need to improve. Delays have the potential to slow the delivery of new homes and may impact on investment decisions in high-rise projects. MHCLG are working urgently with...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mobile network operators were consulted on the deployment of communications infrastructure in areas of planned housing growth as part of the process to inform the Decembe
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department assesses the impact of new housing on the mobile telecommunication networks at any stage post-approval.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the NPPF to include guidance on the integration of passive telecommunications infrastructure at the masterplann
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring housing developers share (a) occupancy projections, (b) site layout data and (c) construction timelines with mob
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider issuing guidance to local authorities to treat mobile network operators as statutory consultees for large-scale residential developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a formal requirement for local planning authorities to notify mobile network operators when a housing developm
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEstate Agents: EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment made of the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bills on employment levels in the estate agency sector.
Answer: My Department published the Renters’ Rights Bill Impact Assessment (IA) on 22 November 2024. It received a ‘Green’ rating from the Regulatory Policy Committee, indicating that it is ‘fit for purpose’.In the IA, the government estimates there are 22,900 le...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Mobile homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale c
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44299 on 16 April 2025.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the mandatory commission on the sale of park homes for vendors.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44299 on 16 April 2025.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Anti-social BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) social housing providers to tackle anti-social behaviour in residential premises.
Answer: Social landlords already have a range of powers and enforcement tools to tackle anti-social behaviour including powers to evict perpetrators. We expect landlords to use those powers promptly and proportionately, putting the needs of victims at the heart o...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Anti-social BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support housing associations to seek possession of a property when there is substantial evidence of anti-social behaviour.
Answer: Social landlords already have a range of powers and enforcement tools to tackle anti-social behaviour including powers to evict perpetrators. We expect landlords to use those powers promptly and proportionately, putting the needs of victims at the heart o...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ground rent costs on the ability of long-term leaseholders to sell their leased properties.
Answer: The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the adoption of new formal partnership mechanisms with Town and Parish Councils in new unitary authorities formed through Local Government reorgan
Answer: The government values the role currently played by town and parish councils in local government. We strongly encourage all local authorities to involve their town and parish councils in their plans to ensure that their contribution to local public service...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: WarrantiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to require (a) developers and (b) housing associations to have robust warranties in place which include
Answer: The government’s plans to ensure new build homes are of sufficient quality are being taken forward outside of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. This includes reforms set out in the answer to Question UIN 37745 on 19 March 2025.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provisions in the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, on (a) localism and (b) communities.
Answer: The government sees the policies set out in the English Devolution White Paper as supportive of communities and the localism agenda. The White Paper is clear that we cannot deliver the change the public expect, whether more growth, more homes, more joined...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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