Question follow-through · 71275
Roads: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local highways authorities on the placement of not formally authorised (a) flags, (b) banners and (c) advertisements from (i) lamppo
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local highways authorities on the placement of not formally authorised (a) flags, (b) banners and (c) advertisements from (i) lamppo
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
The government supports the flying of flags across the country. Flags should be an embodiment of bringing our country and our communities together. Guidance exists, such as ‘Flying flags: a plain English guide” - as set out in the Town and Country Plannin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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