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70 records where Jim McMahon is listed as a sponsor, author, or other actor. Search with topics and years

Question· Written questionUIN 26721answered

Electronic Cigarettes: Shops

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to launch the consultation on making vape shops a sui generis planning use.

Question· Written questionUIN 26236answered

Local Government: Reorganisation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 September 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the viability of the Business Case for Option D in relation to Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.

Question· Written questionUIN 20305answered

Income Tax: Surrey

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM hands mayors share of income tax to make lives better in every postcode, published on 30 July 2026, whether Surr

Question· Written questionUIN 22321answered

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate resources for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to handle caseloads and help resolve issues.

Question· Written questionUIN 20241answered

West Surrey Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the motion passed by the shadow West Surrey authority of 30 July 2026 to rename itself as West Surrey and South Middlesex, whether her department is taking to r

Question· Written questionUIN 20156answered

Councillors

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8269 on Councillors, whether her Department has issued (a) guidance and (b) advice to local authorities on whether employees of

Question· Written questionUIN 20178answered

Council Tax

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8564, on Council tax, what is the maximum annual percentage increase in council tax for equalisation allowed under council tax

Question· Written questionUIN 20181answered

Local Government: Israel

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8085 on Local Government: Israel, if she will make it her policy to undertake a desk-based research exercise by officials of wh

Question· Written questionUIN 22098answered

Council Tax

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to address increases in the average rate of council tax across (a) Band D and (b) other Bands for those not on local council tax support.

Question· Written questionUIN 20186answered

Local Government: Israel

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 8085 on Local Government: Israel, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the guidance issued by the Secretaries

Question· Written questionUIN 24747answered

Urban Areas: Regeneration

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing programmes supporting the diversification of high streets into leisure, cultural and community uses.

Question· Written questionUIN 20152answered

Business Rates: Tax Yields

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11414, on Business Rates: Tax Yields, if she will publish the full submission and data tables provided by the Department to the

Question· Written questionUIN 20090answered

Business Rates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question HL323 on Business Rates, whether the figures for 2027-28 onwards include the effect of transitional relief being wound dow

Question· Written questionUIN 20161answered

Business Rates: Tax Yields

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11414, on Business Rates: Tax Yields, what is the reason for the 8 per cent in the department's estimated increase in business

Question· Written questionUIN 21862answered

Local Government: Leicestershire and Rutland

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the Economic Impact Assessment for Leicestershire as a result of the Government's reorganisation of Local Government in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Question· Written questionUIN 21863answered

Local Government: Leicestershire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the business case supporting the Government's plans for Local Government reorganisation in Leicestershire.

Question· Written questionUIN 21864answered

Local Government: Leicestershire and Rutland

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a summary report of the consultation responses about the Government's plans for local government reorganisation in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Question· Written questionUIN 21866answered

Local Government: Leicestershire and Rutland

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the long-term adequacy of the preferred local government economic models for [a] Leicester and [b] Leicestershire and Rutland.

Question· Written questionUIN 21867answered

Local Government: Leicestershire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of opportunities for communities to hold accountable the new local government frameworks for Leicester and Leicestershir

Question· Written questionUIN 22298answered

Mayors: Hertfordshire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has plans to establish a Mayor for Hertfordshire.

Question· Written questionUIN 23499answered

Combined Authorities: Bedfordshire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she intends to establish a Mayoral Authority covering Bedfordshire.

Question· Written questionUIN 20487answered

Local Government Finance: Hammersmith and Fulham

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received written representations from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the (a) Local Government Finance Settlement and (b) the Fair Funding Review

Question· Written questionUIN 19798answered

Community Assets: South West

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support community ownership of local assets in the West of England.

Question· Written questionUIN 21889answered

Local Government: Reorganisation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to determine necessary criteria to assess whether strategic authorities are suitably established by the end of 2027 and able to be operational by 2028.

Question· Written questionUIN 21310answered

Local Government: Lincolnshire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Local Government Reorganisation in Lincolnshire on funding for the North Hykeham Relief Road.

Question· Written questionUIN 20174answered

Local Government: Reorganisation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8780, on Local Government: Reorganisation, what is the criteria for a council’s use of the committee system to be protected.

Question· Written questionUIN 20209answered

Local Government: Redundancy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much local authorities spent on (a) exit costs and (b) pension-related exit costs, in each of the last three years.

Question· Written questionUIN 20329answered

Local Government: Standards

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the process by which the review of statutory duties on local authorities is being undertaken; whether there has been consultation; what are the terms of reference of the

Question· Written questionUIN 20375answered

Council Tax: Social Services

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the average Band D council tax is comprised of the social care precept; and how much and what proportion of local council spending is spent on adu

Question· Written questionUIN 20255answered

Council Tax: Exemptions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Qq56-58 of the oral evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 14 July 2026, HC 46, what plans she has to review (a) single person d

Question· Written questionUIN 20256answered

Council Tax

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Qq56-58 of the oral evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 14 July 2026, HC 46, if she will set in what manner council has tax b

Question· Written questionUIN 20443answered

Council Tax: Valuation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment or consideration has been made for council tax policy in England of the proposals in the Scottish Government’s consultation entitled Consultation: Council Tax Hig

Question· Written questionUIN 22084answered

Local Government: Workplace Pensions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of (i) Local Government Pension Schemes, and (ii) asset pools which have adopted investment policies which divest in (a) firms

Question· Written questionUIN 20481answered

Local Government: Workplace Pensions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with London CIV Local Government Pension Scheme pool on the divestment policies it is adopting.

Question· Written questionUIN 22085answered

Council Tax: Concessions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people qualify for the single person council tax discount in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27; and what estimate she has made of the aggregate value of

Question· Written questionUIN 20314answered

Council Tax

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the OBR forecasts published in the answer of 29 June 2026, to Question 11413, on Council tax, table: 4.17 Local authority current expenditure, for what reason busines

Question· Written questionUIN 20493answered

Business Rates

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what percentage of local list business rates receipts are retained by each individual local billing authority in (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27, after the application of tariffs and

Question· Written questionUIN 20494answered

Business Rates: Westminster City Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what net percentage of business rates revenues are retained by Westminster City Council, after tariffs, in 2026-27.

Question· Written questionUIN 20315answered

Pride in Place Programme

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the £5.8 billion for Pride for Place is CDEL spend; and what is the profile of spending in each individual year of the programme.

Question· Written questionUIN 20121answered

Constitutions: Cornwall

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Cornwall has a constitutional status within the UK over and above its status as a county council.

Question· Written questionUIN 20304answered

Income Tax: Cornwall

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM hands mayors share of income tax to make lives better in every postcode, published on 30 July 2026, whether Corn

Question· Written questionUIN 21259answered

Local Government: Reorganisation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the letter sent to hon. Members in areas without Mayoral Strategic Authorities, entitled Rewiring the State: Statement from Cabinet, of 6 August 2026, what test of loc

Question· Written questionUIN 19799answered

Community Assets: South West

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress the Co-operative Development Unit has made in promoting co-operative and community ownership in the West of England.

Question· Written questionUIN 24205answered

Pride in Place Programme

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure improved environmental and health outcomes are a core part of investments such as Pride in Place.

Question· Written questionUIN 22480answered

Urban Areas: Empty Property

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to local authorities to help bring vacant high street properties back into active commercial and community use.

Question· Written questionUIN 24749answered

Shops: Empty Property

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have commenced High Street Rental Auction procedures since the powers came into force.

Question· Written questionUIN 24750answered

Shops: Empty Property

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the level of resource requirements on local authorities wishing to utilise High Street Rental Auction powers.

Question· Written questionUIN 24751answered

Shops: Empty Property

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the use of High Street Rental Auctions in areas wi

Question· Written questionUIN 21449answered

Pride in Place Programme: South Shropshire

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Community Right to Buy Fund reaches communities in South Shropshire constituency.

Question· Written questionUIN 20274answered

Business Rates: Electronic Cigarettes

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 August 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Number 10 joint press release entitled Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues, published on 23 July 2