Question follow-through · 4909
Temporary Accommodation: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the viability of potential options available to her Department for supporting local authorities that cannot provide a sufficient amount of tempora
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the viability of potential options available to her Department for supporting local authorities that cannot provide a sufficient amount of tempora
11 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and that this can have a devastating impact on those involved, as well as placing financial strain on councils. Local authorities have reported the costs of providing temporary accommodat...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Elections: Reform
17 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of reforming the electoral system used to elect Members of Parliament.
Community Ownership Fund
21 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of cancellation of the Community Ownership Fund on the projects of applicants.
Housing
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Holiday Accommodation
4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give local planning authorities further powers to prevent high concentrations of (a) short-term and (b) holiday-let accommodation.
Housing: Construction
16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure that housing developments are completed after they have been granted planning permission.
Local Government: Absent Voting
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document entitled Remote attendance and proxy voting in local authorities: consultation results and government response, published on 5 June 2025, what her
Local Government
25 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 June 2025, HCWS736, on Simplified Local Leadership Structures, what her Department's planned timetable is for making tho
Engineering: Local Government
15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of UK-based (a) civil and (b) software engineers by local authorities.
HM Land Registry
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Planning Permission: Charging Points
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Electrical Safety
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) review and (b) update legal obligations on electricity providers to (i) inspect, (ii) evaluate and (iii) replace (A) outdated and (B) dangerous wiring.
Building Regulations: Electrical Safety
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will direct electricity providers to periodically conduct Electrical Installation Condition Reports.