Question follow-through · 91768
Local Government: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to improve standards in local politics.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to improve standards in local politics.
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Nov 2025
Answer published
We published the government’s response to the Strengthening the Standards and Conduct Framework for Local Authorities in England consultation on 11 November. The response, informed by the consultation and wider sector engagement, sets out our ambition to ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Local Government: Elections
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Recreation Spaces: Planning
2 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the planning process protects access to green spaces for residents in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Community Relations: Staffordshire
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote community cohesion in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Community Relations: Staffordshire
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support a) Christian, b) Muslim and c) Jewish communities in i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and ii) Staffordshire; and if he will visit Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Parish and Town Councils: Newcastle-under-Lyme
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to discuss the work of Parish Councils in that constituency.
Recreation Spaces: Staffordshire
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that a brownfield first approach does not lead to loss of green open spaces in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
Ethnic Groups: Iran
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to the Iranian community in the United Kingdom.
Voting Rights: Commonwealth
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to remove the right to vote from Commonwealth citizens in elections in the United Kingdom.
Voting Behaviour
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a) local, b) regional and c) general elections being held on a Saturday on voter turnout.
Voting Rights: Republic of Ireland
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will remove the right to vote from Irish passport holders in elections in the United Kingdom.
Playgrounds: Newcastle-under-Lyme
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with cabinet colleagues to improve the a) safety and b) provision of playgrounds for young people in Newcastle-under-Lyme.