Margaret Mullane MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Supported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the decommissioning of supported housing schemes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51474 on 19 May 2025.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing emergency funding for temporary accommodation in London.
Answer: This government has increased funding for homelessness services in 2025/26 by £233 million to nearly £1 billion. This includes more than £277 million for London, an increase of more than £78 million from 2024/25.Councils can draw from the wider local gove...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions for youths in the upcoming homelessness strategy.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20895 on 19 December 2024.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken with Homes England to encourage SMEs to build affordable homes.
Answer: The government has set Homes England a strategic objective that funding for the Affordable Homes Programme for 2021-26 should support use of small and medium-sized enterprise contractors. When Homes England assess a bid to the programme for funding, they ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrefabricated HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on the use of offsite manufacture in house building.
Answer: Building regulations apply equally to homes built using modern methods of construction as those built using traditional methods. Developers are responsible for complying with the functional requirements of the building regulations, which are set out in le...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to support councils in London with temporary accommodation pressures.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high, and we are taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, grant funding for homelessness services is increasing this year by £233 million compared to last year (2024/25...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that both staircases in new residential buildings over 18 metres function as fire-fighting stai
Answer: In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the UK government took significant steps to enhance fire safety in new residential buildings including increased provisions of sprinkler systems, and the ban on combustible materials in external walls.Follow...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Premises: Change of UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the quality of new residential units that were converted from commercial buildings through permitted development rights.
Answer: The government acknowledge the concerns that exist about the quality of residential units created through permitted development rights, particularly office-to-residential conversions. We will continue to keep permitted development rights under review.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) landlords and (b) management companies are held accountable for safety defects in leasehold properties.
Answer: Regulators – local authorities, fire and rescue authorities and the Building Safety Regulator – have powers to compel landlords and other responsible persons to remediate their unsafe buildings. Where necessary, regulators have powers to prosecute those w...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Dagenham and RainhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on increasing the number of social housing available in Dagenham and Rainham constituency.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to my answer to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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