Question follow-through · 351
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce new powers to allow local authorities to address illegal Traveller encampments.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 26 May 2026 · 13 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, whether he plans to introduce new powers to allow local authorities to address illegal Traveller encampments.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 May 2026
Answer published
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation on the revised Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, included proposals relating to traveller sites and enforcem...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fire and Rescue Services: Water Supply
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new housing developments have adequate water supply for local Fire and Rescue services.
Housing: Water Supply
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on water supply to new housing developments.
Fire and Rescue Services: Water Supply
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on timely (a) maintenance and (b) repair of fire hydrants.
Housing: Multiple Occupation
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will legislate for mandatory licensing of all Houses in Multiple Occupation.
Sleeping Rough
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle rough sleeping.
Sleeping Rough
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people rough sleeping in England.
Housing: Immigration
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of immigration levels on housing availability.
Housing: Construction
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of new homes required in Britain.
Housing: Construction
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government will meet its house building targets.