Rosena Allin-Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Temporary Accommodation: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legislative framework for the provision of temporary accommodation to include minimum suita
Answer: This Government is committed to improving standards across all types of housing, including temporary accommodation, to ensure that it is safe, decent, and stable. Councils must already ensure that temporary accommodation is suitable for the needs of the h...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that local authorities are sufficiently resourced to a) meet increases in temporary accommodation costs and b) fund their preventative duti
Answer: We are providing £3.6 billion in funding for homelessness, prevention and rough sleeping services from 2026/27 to 2028/29. The largest element of this is the is the Homelessness Rough Sleeping and Domestic Abuse Grant. Using a bespoke formula that reflect...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing and Temporary Accommodation: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of an independent regulator for (a) temporary accommodation and (b) other social housing.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving standards across all types of housing, including temporary accommodation, to ensure that it is safe, decent, and stable. Councils must already ensure that temporary accommodation is suitable for the needs of the h...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help improve conditions in temporary accommodation.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving standards across all types of housing, including temporary accommodation, to ensure that it is safe, decent, and stable. Councils must already ensure that temporary accommodation is suitable for the needs of the h...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Domestic AbuseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the potential impact of people who have experienced domestic abuse being allocated unfurnished dw
Answer: This government is committed to halving violence against women and girls within a decade. We have committed £550 million for victims’ services, with an additional 2% uplift each year, and £499 million over the next three years to support in safe accommoda...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial rented housing: Domestic abuseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenancies have been let to domestic abuse survivors in each year from 2020/21 to 2024/25.
Answer: The number of new social lettings to households leaving their last settled home due to domestic abuse can be found in the ‘Social Housing Lettings’ statistics tenants tables 3p and 3pi on gov.uk here.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FamiliesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of families with children being refused (a) homelessness relief and (b) homelessness prevention duties by local authoriti
Answer: My Department publishes quarterly data on the number of households that do not qualify for a homelessness duty after initial assessment which you can access on gov.uk here. The Department provides clear guidance for local authorities in exercising their h...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department plans to publish timetables for the release of funds to local authorities for the delivery of housing for people seeking asylum.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 114248 on 2 March 2026.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent young people from becoming homeless.
Answer: We are taking action across government to provide targeted support to young people and their families at an earlier stage. The government has provided more than £1 billion funding for homelessness and rough sleeping services this year, which councils can ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of affordable housing options for young people on low incomes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 104603 on 19 January 2026, and UIN 87891 on 11 November 2025.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the efficacy of the Housing First pilots on tenancy sustainment for people experiencing homelessness.
Answer: The government published an evaluation of Housing First Pilots, including a final synthesis report in October 2024. You can find the evaluation reports on gov.uk here.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill.
Answer: Leasehold and commonhold reform are key priorities for this government and we remain determined to honour the commitments made in our manifesto and do what is necessary to finally bring the feudal leasehold system to an end. As per my letter to the Chair ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Electrical SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring an Electrical Installation Condition Report at the point of sale of a property.
Answer: On 6 October 2025, the government published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here.The consultations include proposals to mandate the provision of upfront property infor...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordL&Q GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had recent discussions with L&Q housing association.
Answer: Officials in MHCLG regularly engage with representatives from across the housing sector, including local authorities, housing associations, developers and other groups.Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk here.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLandlords: Tenants' RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support tenants who are unable to secure new tenancies due to private landlords failing to provide references upon request.
Answer: Where a landlord has requested a reference from a previous landlord and is unable to obtain this, we encourage landlords to make use of other available referencing criteria to give them and the tenant the confidence that the tenancy is suitable. This is a...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLandlords: Tenants' RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making it a statutory duty for landlords to provide tenant references when requested.
Answer: Where a landlord has requested a reference from a previous landlord and is unable to obtain this, we encourage landlords to make use of other available referencing criteria to give them and the tenant the confidence that the tenancy is suitable. This is a...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEstate Agents: ComplaintsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of independence of the Property Redress Service.
Answer: My Department monitors the performance of Property Redress through monthly data returns and regular governance meetings. We take all complaints about their services seriously. Where they arise, we challenge the schemes if we receive suggestions that they ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEstate Agents: ComplaintsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Property Redress Service in dealing with complaints.
Answer: My Department monitors the performance of Property Redress through monthly data returns and regular governance meetings. We take all complaints about their services seriously. Where they arise, we challenge the schemes if we receive suggestions that they ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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