Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Building Alterations: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the interaction between planning restrictions on residential annexes and their treatment for council tax purposes; and whether he plans to review p
Answer: The planning and council tax regimes consider different matters when determining how an annexe should be categorised. Whether a separate residential unit is created is a matter for the local planning authority to consider on a case-by-case basis and may d...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of parent and child parking provision for (a) families with young children and (b) children with additional needs.
Answer: The provision and design of parking facilities in council‑owned car parks, including parent and child bays, is the responsibility of individual local authorities, which are best placed to determine local provision based on the needs of their communities.T...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: ParentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities and car park operators on the provision, location and accessibility of parent and child parking spaces in public c
Answer: The department has not issued guidance on the provision, location or accessibility of parent and child parking spaces in public car parks and retail centres.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage local authorities to review the provision of parent and child parking spaces in council-owned car parks.
Answer: The provision and design of parking facilities in council‑owned car parks, including parent and child bays, is the responsibility of individual local authorities, which are best placed to determine local provision based on the needs of their communities.T...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proportion of residential planning permissions granted in England in each of the last five years that have not resulted in development commenci
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 122315 on 1 April 2026.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Tenancy AgreementsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the rental period of converted assured periodic tenancies is determined for the purposes of a tenant's notice to quit in cases where rent was paid in advance under the previo
Answer: From 1 May, under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, the tenancy and rent periods of an Assured Periodic Tenancy must be the same and cannot be longer than one month.Where a transferring periodic tenancy was mid-period on 1 May 2026, the tenancy will have tran...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the lease extension premium formula on leaseholders with short leases; and whether he plans to bring forward proposals to r
Answer: The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 Impact Assessment assessed the changes to enfranchisement premiums and included analysis on the distribution of leases by length. It can be viewed online here.I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to deliver Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations where the property requiring adaptation is owned by a social landlor
Answer: The government recognises the importance of timely Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations to help disabled people live independently and safely. Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide adaptations to eligible people, and have powers to agree a m...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library of the House a breakdown of leasehold properties in England and Wales by remaining lease term, using data held by HM Land Registry; and whether th
Answer: HM Land Registry publishes a Registered Leases dataset which is updated monthly. It can be found on gov.uk here. The dataset provides information on land and property in England and Wales with registered leases, including lease start dates and durations.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to communicate to mortgage lenders the Government's guidance that buildings under 11 metres in height do not require an EWS1 form.
Answer: Officials in my department have regular engagement with financial sector stakeholders. Lenders have been encouraged to move away from the use of EWS1 forms for buildings of all heights, and instead to rely on a Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to add fields for property type, freehold title number, service charge and ground rent to the Land Registry Leaseholds Dataset.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to make the Land Registry Leaseholds Dataset machine-readable, including by structuring data fields such as address, lease start date and lease duratio
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold Advisory ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the limits on enquiries for free legal advice provided by the Leasehold Advisory Service.
Answer: The government-funded Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) provides free initial legal advice and information in respect of leasehold, building safety, commonhold and park home issues for consumers. In 2024, LEASE limited the number of enquiries per user to...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ConveyancingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure leaseholders have access to the full terms of their lease before completing a property transaction.
Answer: On 6 October, my Department published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. The consultations included proposals to require sellers and estate agents to provide upfron...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff are assigned to leasehold reform implementation in HM Land Registry.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) does not assign a specific number or proportion of full-time equivalent staff assigned to leasehold reform implementation. HMLR flexibly resources all elements of leasehold reform, appropriate to the stage of each part of the refor...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of HM Land Registry staff hold formal qualifications in (a) database architecture and (b) data structure management.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) does not hold information on staff qualifications for technical fields such as database architecture or data structure management.The Data Group at HMLR, which includes all Data Scientists, Data Architects, and Data Engineers, has ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of staff required to make HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset (a) accessible and (b) usable for individual leaseholders.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset contains structured data fields for service charge blocks.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: LeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the data structure of HM Land Registry's leasehold dataset for enabling leaseholders to access meaningful information about their
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) manages a Registered Leases dataset which can be found on gov.uk here. This brings together legal, geographic and transactional information for leases that are registered at HMLR.The dataset includes structured address data, along ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Personnel ManagementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR q
Answer: Organograms for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, including senior civil service posts, are published on GOV.UK (Organogram of Staff Roles & Salaries - data.gov.uk) and set out director‑level roles and responsibilities across ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with park home resident groups on the sales commission rate in the last 12 months.
Answer: I attended a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Park Homes on 10 February 2025 to hear the sector’s views on the commission payment.At that meeting, I announced the government’s intention to seek further evidence to clarify the rationale for...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% sales commission on park home residents.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97962 on 15 December 2025.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for publication of the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 102833 on 12 January 2026.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrematoriums: Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the legality of developing crematoria on Green Belt land; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current planning framework govern
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making.Proposed Green Belt policy is set out in Chapter 13 of the consultation which can b...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGardens Trust: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Grade II registered parks and gardens receive adequate specialist planning advice if the Gardens Trust is removed as a statutory consultee.
Answer: On 17 November 2025, my Department published a consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. That consultation closed on 13 January 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here. No decision will be made on the Garden Trust’s role until responses to t...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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