Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the long-term housing strategy; and when he plans to publish that strategy.
Answer: The government is making good progress on a long-term housing strategy and will publish it shortly.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBrownfield SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support and encouragement the Government is giving to local authorities to fast-track planning applications for developments on brownfield sites.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements to meet the need for homes and other uses. The revised Framework published on 12 December 2024 bro...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: South WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to allocate funding to the Great South West Partnership after April 2026.
Answer: Following a four week public consultation, in March 2025 the government announced its intention to end funding for Pan-Regional Partnerships, with an exceptional, time-limited award of £281,250 for the Great South West Pan-Regional Partnership for the 202...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisadvantaged: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the English indices of deprivation to include rurality as a factor.
Answer: The most recent iteration of the English Indices of Deprivation was published in September 2019 and all data tables and resources are available online here - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019 The department is cu...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that supported housing demand is met.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Questions UIN 69642 on 4 September 2025.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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