Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the English Devolution White Paper published December 2024, what is their policy on restructuring borough councils in Greater London.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations the government of China or its representatives have made relating to the latest planning application for the Chinese Embassy, prior to and after the Secretary of State's call-in decision, and on what da...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the consultation Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England which opened on 18 December 2024, what is their estimated budget for a new standards appeal body.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Home Office and its agencies have had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the called-in planning application for the Chinese Embassy in the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for State Housing, Communities and Local Government on 27 November 2024 (HC14997), which criteria from the October 2012 call-in policy were engaged when the Deputy Prime Minist...

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the government of China or its representatives relating to the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in the UK, and on what dates they received representations.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 September (HL630), whether they can produce a price per square metre for housing by local authority, based on the regional price estimate per square metre...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to work with councils and housing associations to review how the regeneration and densification of existing estates can help meet their target of 1.5 million new homes.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there will be any consequences for London boroughs and the London Assembly if they fail to meet the targets set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund local authorities’ additional school capital needs for any potential increase in pupils in local authority maintained schools, as a result of levying VAT on private school fees.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 September (HL633), what additional powers will be provided to local authorities to encourage land owners to increase build-out rates on sites allocated fo...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that the new National Planning Policy Framework proposals that are currently being consulted on should be used as a basis for planning decisions before they are adopted.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the removal of the presumption of a five-year land supply for local authorities with an up-to-date local plan as part of the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framewo...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, what steps they will take to ensure there is sufficient highways infrastructure to support housing growth given that the proposed reforms would int...

To ask His Majesty's Government what additional support and powers they will provide to local authorities to ensure that suitable land is made available by landowners and developers actually build when planning permissions has been granted.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, what is the average price per square metre for housing by local authority.

To ask His Majesty's Government what secondary legislation is currently scheduled to be laid in relation to (1) housing and (2) planning, under primary legislation passed in the previous Parliament.