Question follow-through · 187
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether his attendance at the Labour YIMBY awards will be declared in go
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 7 January 2026 to Question 97134 on MHCLG: Departmental Responsibilities, whether his attendance at the Labour YIMBY awards will be declared in go
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
At the events on 28 October and 24 November the Secretary of State spoke about the overall government approach to housing. No other departmental business was discussed. As these were party political events, it would not be appropriate for the Department t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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