Jess Brown-Fuller MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Local Government: West SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to West Sussex Council leaders sent on 25 March 2026, if he will share his Department's financial modelling for the two proposed unitary authorities.
Answer: The Secretary of State has consulted on a potential modification to the two unitary proposal. The approach taken has been guided by the proposals and evidence submitted by councils, with those submissions from councils forming the primary basis for assess...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSheltered Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of i) service charges, ii) daily standard charges for electricity, and iii) ground rent on retirement home sales in Chichester
Answer: My Department does not hold data on average service charges in Chichester.I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to the draft Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold R...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will he review the requirements for house sellers to declare any neighbour dispute when selling their properties, so that owners are not dissuaded from tackling short term issues
Answer: It is a legal requirement under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 that any information that would help a prospective homebuyer to make an informed decision must not be hidden or omitted.On 6 October 2025, my Department published two ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordParish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing parish councils' staff with additional support.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the day to day running of their organisation and workforces. This includes parish and town councils. Government has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day affairs of local councils, except wher...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to tackle the mismanagement of parish councils.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the day to day running of their organisation and workforces. This includes parish and town councils. Government has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day affairs of local councils, except wher...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to make parish councils more accountable to their constituents.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the day to day running of their organisation and workforces. This includes parish and town councils. Government has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day affairs of local councils, except wher...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of properties that have had planning permission for over six months yet no building work has yet commenced.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 122315 on 1 April 2026.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ChichesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties in Chichester constituency.
Answer: Statistics on empty properties in England are published annually and can be found on gov.uk. Data on vacant homes is not broken down by constituency. Housing policy is a devolved matter, so information for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is held by t...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties there are in the UK.
Answer: Statistics on empty properties in England are published annually and can be found on gov.uk. Data on vacant homes is not broken down by constituency. Housing policy is a devolved matter, so information for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is held by t...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: West SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposing different start dates for the preparation of new local plans on local planning authorities, in the context of loc
Answer: The transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, set out the dates by which local planning authorities are required to start plan-making. It is the responsibility of individual local planning author...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation his Department has had with local planning authorities on section 78c of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: My Department consulted on changes to policy in respect of 5-year housing land supply as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework that took place between 30 July and 24 September 2024. Paragraph 78c was introd...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider postponing the start dates for local plan-making for areas undergoing Local Government Reorganisation.
Answer: The transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, set out the dates by which local planning authorities are required to start plan-making. It is the responsibility of individual local planning author...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether planning permission should only be granted in a tilted balance scenario where there is evidence that delivery of the proposal would fall within the 5 year housing land su
Answer: It is for the relevant decision maker to determine the weight to give to relevant policies in light of the specific facts and circumstances of any given planning application, including in the application of the tilted balance.Between 16 December 2025 and ...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of joint plan-making where his Department has mandated different start dates for the preparation of new local plans.
Answer: The transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, set out the dates by which local planning authorities are required to start plan-making. It is the responsibility of individual local planning author...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local planning authorities have been provided with a 31 December 2026 start date for the preparation of new local plans.
Answer: The transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, set out the dates by which local planning authorities are required to start plan-making. It is the responsibility of individual local planning author...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider creating a mandatory buyback scheme for owners of shared ownership homes.
Answer: Landlords have the option to buy back homes where shared owners are unable to sell due to building safety issues, and they can use their own resource or Recycled Capital Grant Funding to do so. Shared ownership providers are independent bodies, and decisi...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: AppealsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to limit speculative planning applications for sites that have been deemed unsuitable for development by the Planning Inspectorate.
Answer: Local planning authorities have the power to decline to determine applications if planning permission has been refused for two or more substantially similar applications on the same site within the past two years. This includes any appeals dismissed by th...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to policy HC6 in the National Planning Policy Framework on planning protections for public houses in areas
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 105500 on 20 January 2026.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Housing: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to policy HC6 in the National Planning Policy Framework on the number of public houses at risk of conversi
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 105500 on 20 January 2026.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to cap service charges on managed estates.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish proposals for a code of practice for the operating of private car parks.
Answer: I wish to assure the hon. Member that this government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector.The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the ope...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Railway StationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether access to healthcare will be a consideration in the default yes position for housing developments around train stations when consulting on the national planning policy fr
Answer: The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation sets out the details of the proposed approach to land around stations, including those that are defined as well-connected and those that a...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Railway StationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any other transport infrastructure will be considered in the government's consultation on a default yes position for development around train stations in the national pla
Answer: The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation sets out the details of the proposed approach to land around stations, including those that are defined as well-connected and those that a...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Railway StationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what distance will be classified as near to a train station for the default yes position the department is currently consulting on as part of its review into the national plannin
Answer: The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation sets out the details of the proposed approach to land around stations, including those that are defined as well-connected and those that a...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Vulnerable AdultsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance exists on balancing data protection with safeguarding when families seek to support vulnerable adults in accessing local authority services including housing regist
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs, such as under the Care Act 2014. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides mechanisms by which others can support, and if appropr...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
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