Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Local Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the terms of office for Town and Parish Councils will be aligned with the proposed five-year terms for shadow authorities, so that future election cycles coincide.
Answer: The Government values the important role that town and parish councils play in supporting their communities.As the Secretary of State set out in her oral statement to the House on 7 September 2026, the Government has paused the local government reorganisa...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what arrangements her Department plans to put in place for ongoing engagement with Members of Parliament, principal councils, and other local stakeholders regarding proposals for
Answer: On local government reorganisation, I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September. On devolution, Ministers have written to local leaders to understand their preferences on future devolution. Officials have subsequen...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMayors: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will take steps to enable Devon to hold regional or mayoral elections in May 2027; and if she will set out the current timetable and decision-making proces
Answer: On local government reorganisation, I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September. On devolution, Ministers have written to local leaders to understand their preferences on future devolution. Officials have subsequen...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSilica: Health HazardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to mineral planning authorities on the monitoring of respirable crystalline silica at residential receptors.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: RetirementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a bespoke New Zealand style Retirement Occupancy Lease for integrated retirement communities.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to sunset the Non-Qualified Leaseholder status.
Answer: The leaseholder protections introduced through the Building Safety Act 2022 provide vital protection for leaseholders from the costs of remediating historical building safety defects.The Government recognises that some leaseholders remain outside the scop...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on local communities of placing Dawlish and Teignmouth in different unitary authority areas under the proposed Devon local go
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDevon and Torbay Combined County AuthorityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for the governance of the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority during the transition to new unitary authorities; and how and when the Authority's interim
Answer: As set out in the Summary of the local government reorganisation process, published on GOV.UK on 25 July 2025, secondary legislation will be prepared for the 14 areas involved, including Devon and Torbay. In parallel, the Government will undertake work to...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, where responsibility for the delivery and monitoring of housing targets in Devon will sit under the proposed local government reorganisation; and from what date those arrangement
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are available to review and amend local government boundaries where proposed reorganisation would place communities within more than one unitary authority area; a
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure effective local representation for towns, villages and smaller settlements within new unitary authorities in Devon.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is planning to take to ensure equitable representation and service provision between parished and unparished areas under the proposed new unitary authorities in De
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Department made of the long-term financial sustainability of the proposed Devon Country and Coast unitary authority.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the impact assessment for the statutory Private Parking Code of Practice will be completed; and what the maximum parking cap and debt recovery fee for motorists will be.
Answer: In accordance with the Better Regulation Framework the private parking Impact Assessment will undergo independent scrutiny by the Regulatory Policy Committee before the government takes its final decisions on the Code.The maximum parking cap and debt reco...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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