Victoria Collins MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of introducing conditional contracts to make house transactions binding at an early stage.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap which my Department published on 19 June. It can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a local planning authority is required to maintain a site allocation in its emerging Local Plan notwithstanding the refusal of a speculative planning application on that
Answer: Local planning authorities are responsible for preparing local plans and for identifying sites in their plans to guide development to the most suitable locations, supported by the right infrastructure. They can only adopt plans that are found sound by an ...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made on the ability of Local Authorities to effectively halt unauthorised planning developments in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: My Department has made no specific assessment of the ability of Dacorum Borough Council or St Albans City and District Council to effectively halt unauthorised planning developments in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to collect data on the number of planning applications or appeals in which Grey Belt policy is cited.
Answer: My Department is currently exploring with local planning authorities ways in which data relating to grey belt land might usefully be collected. However, no decisions have yet been made.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the subdivision and sale of agricultural land into multiple small plots on the effectiveness of planning
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given Question UIN 119661 on 18 March 2026.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update guidance to enable local planning authorities to take account of cumulative breaches of planning control across subdivided land where indiv
Answer: My Department has no current plans to update guidance in respect of this matter.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on escalating enforcement action, including the use of injunctions under section 187B of the Town and Country
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given Question UIN 119662 on 18 March 2026
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on escalating enforcement action, including the use of injunctions under section 187B of the Town and Country
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 119662 on 18 March 2026.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect settlement hierarchy and the character of rural villages in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency. .
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 103589 on 14 January 2026 and UIN 104394 on 15 January 2026.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he will the response to the July 2025 consultation on the Private Parking Code of Practice; and what the timetable is for implementation of the statutory Code under the Park
Answer: All submissions to the 2025 Private Parking Code of Practice consultation are currently being analysed and the government will set out further details on the consultation response and the final Code as soon as possible.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with private parking operators on their duties under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled motorists; and what enforcemen
Answer: The Government is aware that disabled motorists can face challenges when parking and my officials ensure these issues are actively discussed through ongoing engagement with the parking sector, the Department for Transport and other relevant stakeholders. ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Sewers and Water TreatmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local planning authorities on wastewater treatment capacity when determining applications for major housing developments.
Answer: Planning Practice Guidance on water supply, wastewater, and water quality sets out how the planning process should take account of water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure. That guidance can be found on gov.uk here.Be...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the use of injunctions under section 187B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in cases involving repe
Answer: Relevant guidance on enforcement, including planning injunctions, can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the subdivision and sale of agricultural land into multiple small plots on local planning enforcement wor
Answer: My Department has made no such assessment.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the grey belt policy on speculative development proposals on village edges in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, while
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 111723 on 24 February 2026.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of Grey Belt policy on speculative development proposals on village edges in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 98288 on 5 January 2026, UIN 105177 on 20 January 2026, and UIN 106373 on 26 January 2026.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSewersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the implementation of (a) the national standards for sustainable drainage systems and (b) updated planning policy, including what d
Answer: The government is committed to securing the delivery of high-quality sustainable drainage systems to help manage flood risk and adapt to the effects of climate change. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that developments of all size...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Planning Policy Framework's Grey Belt Policy on the development of village infrastructure includin
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 90834 on the 21 November 2025, Question UIN 67812 on the 21 July 2025, and Question UIN 26106 on the 5 February 2025. The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Fra...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has recently assessed the impact of Grey Belt policy criteria that focus on towns and large built-up areas on village-edge Green Belt land, and his Departm
Answer: In assessing whether Green Belt land is grey belt, local planning authorities should consider the contribution the land in question makes to the Green Belt purposes of restricting the sprawl of large built up areas, preventing the merging of neighbouring ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Water SupplyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring water and sewerage companies to provide capacity assessments for water supply and wastewater infrastr
Answer: The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making. The consultation includes policies that will support the development and operation...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce national response standards for (a) service levels and (b) response times for all fire and rescue services.
Answer: The Government has accepted, in principle, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendation to establish a national college of fire and rescue. The Inquiry report suggested a range of potential functions for a college to fulfil, including the development and a...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Private PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Section 106 obligations on developer funding for the (a) long-term maintenance or (b) adoption of sustainable drainage infr
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that developments of all sizes should use sustainable drainage techniques where the development could have drainage impacts. This is supported by National Planning Guidance which sets out that local autho...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the Community Cohesion Strategy; and what recent progress he has made in developing the Strategy.
Answer: The Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government is leading cross-Government efforts to develop a longer-term, more strategic approach to social cohesion - working in partnership with communities and local stakeholders to rebuild, renew and addr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) amend planning policy and (b) issue guidance on (i) the sequential test and (ii) flood-risk management in the context of recent (A) appeal and
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk (whether existing or future). Where development is necessary in such ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Private PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) amend planning policy and (b) issue guidance on how local planning authorities should frame enforceable planning conditions where delivery of
Answer: My Department’s Planning Practice Guidance already provides guidance on the use of negatively-worded planning conditions (often termed Grampian conditions) to deal with the delivery of infrastructure required for a development (such as drainage) which is ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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