James Naish MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Affordable Housing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27578More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support youth organisations, such as YMCA England and Wales, to develop and deliver affordable and supported housing for young people.

    Answer: We have invested over £1 billion in homelessness and rough sleeping services this year, which can be used flexibly to address a range of local needs, including support for young people. The Spending Review protects this record level of investment to tackl...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22281More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of holding local referendums to allow residents to confirm proposed local government reorganisation arrangements before they

    Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of Sates Oral Statement on 7 September.

    Answered 9 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Sikhs: Hate CrimeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19519More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to tackle anti-Sikh hate crimes and protect the Sikh community from targeted hate crime.

    Answer: The government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion. We will not tolerate anti-Sikh hatred in any form and will ensure hate crimes are prosecuted with the full force of the law. We are providing record prot...

    Answered 2 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Sikhs: DiscriminationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19518More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered introducing a statutory Code of Practice on Sikh articles of faith to improve understanding among public authorities.

    Answer: British Sikhs are an integral part of this country, and this Government refuses to allow intolerance to impact the lives of any people of faith. We are committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion – including the wear...

    Answered 4 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Fires: BarbecuesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19516More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fires attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England were attributed to disposable barbecues in each of the last three years.

    Answer: MHCLG collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England including information on the source of ignition. This data is published in the fire statistics table which can be found, here, specifically table FIRE0602, which cover...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Park Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19514More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he plans to provide an update on the 10% commission charge on park home sales in the near future.

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 5Cabinet Office5Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 23Department for Business, Innova…23Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 3Department for Digital, Culture…3Department for Education: 7Department for Education7Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 5Department for Energy Security …5Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 13Department for Environment, Foo…13Department for Transport: 8Department for Transport8Department for Work and Pensions: 1Department for Work and Pensions1Department of Health and Social Care: 22Department of Health and Social…22Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Home Office: 14Home Office14Ministry of Defence: 5Ministry of Defence5Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 6Ministry of Housing, Communitie…6Treasury: 11Treasury11Women and Equalities: 1Women and Equalities1
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office5
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade23
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport3
Department for Education7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs13
Department for Transport8
Department for Work and Pensions1
Department of Health and Social Care22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Home Office14
Ministry of Defence5
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government6
Treasury11
Women and Equalities1

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