Katie Lam MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Council Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30334More
Question: |To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the joint consultation document entitled High Value Council Tax Surcharge, published on 19 May 2026, if he will make it her policy to include a single person discount for the proposed High Value C
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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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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Warehouses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29801More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Valuation Tribunal Service decision, Amazon UK Services Ltd and Karen Giles (Valuation Officer), Ref: Case No: CHG100896364, 27 July 2026, on the business
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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HousingCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29799More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what responsibility the Public Control taskforce will have for housing policy.
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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Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18195 on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, if he will list each organisation which is subject both to (a) a Home Office pol
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Council Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28988More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out the property attribute information HMRC Valuation Office seeks to collect during a site visit when undertaking a valuation of a dwelling for council tax.
Answer: The Valuation Office (VO) carries out property inspections to establish and record facts relating to property on a case by case basis. The same categories of property attribute information are collected for Council Tax purposes in England and Wales. Furth...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
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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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Public Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28984More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled and Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues, published on 23 July 2026, whether the new pub relief will ap
Answer: The 20 per cent relief announced in July will be available for all pubs, social clubs and all but the very largest live music venues. The scope of the 20 per cent relief will broadly mirror the scope of the existing 15 per cent relief. [1] Eligible social...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
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