Katie Lam MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Elections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether bank cards will be a permitted form of identification for the new Parliamentary Candidate identification requirements at nomination.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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New TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 45 of her Department's response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, pu
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Social Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 50 of her Department's response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, pu
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Council Tax: ExemptionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation outcome, Modernising and improving the administration of council tax - government response, updated 15 April 2026, para 37, what the timetable
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Planning: MayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled Planning powers for mayors in England, of 24 August 2026, para 17, whether there will be any public planning hearing before a mayor dir
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Council Tax: ArrearsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the (a) change in amount and number of council tax arrears since 2024-25 and (b) number of arrears referred for enforcement.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Land: ValuationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) its Arm’s Length Bodies holds on residential land values by locality.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11667 on MHCLG: Remote Working, whether office attendance data for staff in the London HQ is collated in the same manner and sh
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11404 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether the commitments for each of the programmes for the years outside the Spe
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned target date is for the (a) full commencement of the new Know Your Donor provisions in the Representation of the People Bill and (b) associated statutory guidance
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Global CounselMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 17442 on Global Counsel, whether minutes were taken of the meeting between the Minister for Housing and Planning and Global C
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18188 on Devolution, if she will summarise the 43 requests; and what the response was for each of those requests.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Council Tax: Cost of LivingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Cost of Living taskforce plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of council tax increases on the cost of living of households.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Empty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13628, on Empty Property: Council Tax, and with reference to her Department's document entitled Guidance on the implementation o
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Affordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the written statement of 1 September 2026, HCWS299, on the Social and Affordable Homes Programme and the reinvigoration of council housebuilding, over what time period
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 1 September 2026 on Direction of Government, Official Report, column 28, whether (a) Cornwall and (b) other local au
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Public Sector: LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 1 September 2026, what information her Department holds on the cost to the public purse of using public land for council
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Travellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 43 of her Department's document entitled Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the pla
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Local Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral statement of 7 September 2026, Column 678, on Local Government Reorganisation, whether unitary council elections will take place in May 2028; and what arrange
Answer: The Government is considering the next stages of the local government reorganisation programme and will set out next steps once that work has concluded.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Council Tax: City of Westminster and WandsworthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026, to Question 18022, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, whether an assessment has been made of the impact of potential incr
Answer: The equalities impacts of the proposed approach to referendum principles was considered as part of the multi-year Settlement for the period 2026-27 to 2028-29. This included the proposal to not set council tax referendum principles for six councils includ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 14204, on Housing: Sales, if he will place in the Library the full methodology on which the £550 cost of a sales pack is bas
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Multiple Occupation: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the council tax surcharge will be levied on HMOs not subdivided into individual dwellings; and whether there will be any exemption.
Answer: The Government has consulted on the surcharge, including the treatment of different property types and possible exemptions and will publish a response in due course.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
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Local Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Dear Colleague letter on Introducing No10 North, of 1 September 2026, whether the policy of devolution by default will apply to requests for devolution by (
Answer: The Right to Request was introduced by the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act, and allows Mayors of Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to submit requests for new powers and funding, and the Government then has six months to respond. T...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
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Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether grants to political parties through the Westminster Foundation for Democracy will be permissible given the new profit test for company donations in the Representation of
Answer: We are legislating in the Representation of the People Bill so that companies that wish to make political donations will need to meet new eligibility criteria showing they have made sufficient profit to fund their donations; and that they are majority own...
Answered 28 Sept 2026
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Social and Affordable Homes ProgrammeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the written statement of 1 September 2026, HCWS299, on the Social and Affordable Homes Programme and the reinvigoration of council housebuilding, how much funding is b
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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