WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 52910

Planning: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the suitability of councils to enforce planning infringements made by their own authority.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
16 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
23 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Housing and planning

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 16 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the suitability of councils to enforce planning infringements made by their own authority.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 May 2025

    Answer published

    It is for local planning authorities to ensure they have appropriate systems in place to deal with investigating alleged breaches of planning control by other parts of their local authority. Each local authority has their own code of conduct to ensure the...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

8 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Construction

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain on the proportion of homes delivered by SME developers in urban areas; and what steps she is

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Construction

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain related delays on SME development finance costs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Construction

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential merits of exempting small urban (a) sites and (b) schemes under

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Property Development: Biodiversity

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the delivery of small-scale (a) industrial and (b) commercial projects.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Construction

29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a (a) targeted help to build and (b) mortgage guarantee scheme for first-time buyers purchasing SME-built homes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Construction

29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury about potential measures to support demand for SME-led housing.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Affordable Housing: Construction

29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to introduce a cascade mechanism for Section 106 affordable housing agreements.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Construction

29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) time limits and (b) penalties for local planning authorities that do not determine small applic

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Rented Housing: Complaints

14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness for renters of the two redress schemes currently endorsed by the government.