Sarah Olney MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Local Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide additional support to councils that receive less funding after the fair funding formula is implemented.
Answer: By the end of the multi-year Settlement, we will have made available a 15.1% increase in Core Spending Power for councils in England, worth over £11 billion, compared to 2025-26. The vast majority of social care authorities will see a real terms increase ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what are the delivery rates of M4(2) accessible and adaptable homes.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally although the English Housing Survey does collect data on accessibility and adaptations within the home.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to mandate higher accessibility standards for new build homes.
Answer: Housing is one of this Government’s top priorities. Everyone deserves to live in a decent home that is suitable for them and meets their needs. The revised National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, requires local planning authorit...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what way compliance with accessibility regulations for new build homes is monitored.
Answer: In the initial stages, a building control application is required for new build homes. This is reviewed by building control bodies to ensure compliance with building regulations, including Part M – Access to and use of buildings.During the build process, ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible housing for disabled Ukrainian refugees.
Answer: We provide a tariff of £5,900 per Ukrainian arrival to councils. Councils can use this funding flexibly to support households as best suits the local area, including using the funding for measures to support guests to access secure and appropriate accommo...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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