Question follow-through · 53842
Buildings: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation to resolve building disputes.
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
- 21 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 6 Jun 2025 · 16 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 Communities and local government
- Planning: Mediation · 22 May 2025
- Service Charges · 20 Feb 2026
- Service Charges · 20 Feb 2026
- Service Charges · 20 Feb 2026
- Property Development: Sports · 20 Feb 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
21 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation to resolve building disputes.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jun 2025
Answer published
My Department has had no recent discussions with stakeholders about the increased use of mediation within the planning system.
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.
Planning: Mediation
22 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation in the planning process.
Service Charges
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 18-month rule under Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in protecting leaseholders from being billed for hi
Service Charges
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legal protections preventing leaseholders from being pursued for (a) service-charge and (b) balancing-charge debts relating to
Service Charges
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to improve accountability and regulatory oversight of residential managing agents in cases where administrative failure results in financial detriment and d
Property Development: Sports
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the potential merits of encouraging the inclusion of multiuse sports venues, such as lakes, as part of new housing developments.
Visitor Levy
20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of an overnight visitor levy on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment.
Housing: Construction
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that housing developments are not delayed by the failure of utility companies to (a) build and (b) upgrade the necessary infrastructure.