Question follow-through · 11711
Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting additional powers for planning authorities to control new House of Multiple Occupation conversions.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Housing and planning
- Community Ownership Fund · 30 Jun 2026
- Cooperatives and Mutual Societies · 30 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting additional powers for planning authorities to control new House of Multiple Occupation conversions.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government keeps the powers to regulate HMOs under review.Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework. The consultation on the revised framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, included prop...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Community Ownership Fund
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects the Community Ownership Fund to be open for applications.
Cooperatives and Mutual Societies
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on the establishment of a Co-operative Development Unit.