Written questions by Rosindell.

Pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22583 on Government Departments: Procurement, what further discussions he has had with the Institution of Civil Engineers on releasing a new edition of the Construction Playbook.

Cabinet Office officials regularly engage with the ICE and other industry leading organisations, many of which are signatories to our ‘Compact with Industry’. The Construction Playbook is regularly refreshed in collaboration with industry and the public sector, ensuring it remains relevant and effective. The Government remains committed to publishing an update to the Construction Playbook. The revised version of the Construction Playbook is expected to be published in Q2 2025.

Communities and Local Government, how many applications were rejected by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 44 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of building control approval applications rejected by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025 Year / monthRejectionWithdrawnTotal Received20233669October0310November0124December323520241751241525January41167February4783March910102April913115May178135June198141July1517136August215113September2511148October2324174November125150December17516120253011615January155146February93174March41178April22117Total2081412209

Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October 2023 and April 2025.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of building control approval applications rejected by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025 Year / monthRejectionWithdrawnTotal Received20233669October0310November0124December323520241751241525January41167February4783March910102April913115May178135June198141July1517136August215113September2511148October2324174November125150December17516120253011615January155146February93174March41178April22117Total2081412209

Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were rejected by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 15 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of building control approval applications rejected by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025 Year / monthRejectionWithdrawnTotal Received20233669October0310November0124December323520241751241525January41167February4783March910102April913115May178135June198141July1517136August215113September2511148October2324174November125150December17516120253011615January155146February93174March41178April22117Total2081412209

Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications received by the Building Safety Regulator were withdrawn at the applicant’s request in each month between October 2023 and April 2025.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of building control approval applications rejected by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025 Year / monthRejectionWithdrawnTotal Received20233669October0310November0124December323520241751241525January41167February4783March910102April913115May178135June198141July1517136August215113September2511148October2324174November125150December17516120253011615January155146February93174March41178April22117Total2081412209

Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were rejected by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October 2023 and April 2025.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of building control approval applications rejected by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Number of building control approval applications withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025 Year / monthRejectionWithdrawnTotal Received20233669October0310November0124December323520241751241525January41167February4783March910102April913115May178135June198141July1517136August215113September2511148October2324174November125150December17516120253011615January155146February93174March41178April22117Total2081412209

Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory timeframe of eight weeks in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 15 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, the BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.Table 1 shows:Number of approvals of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within the and (b) after the 8-week statutory timeframe for refurbishment applications between October 2024 and April 2025Table 2 shows:Number of building control applications received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory 12-week timeframe for new build applications between October 2024 and April 2025Table 1 Approval Within 8 weeks SLAYear / MonthNoYesTotal Approvals202328331October606November819December14216202430149350January23528February30838March35641April22527May34438June30333July30636August32537September30535October14216November10010December110112025808January606February202March000April000Total33752389 Table 2- Approval within 12 weeks SLAYear / MonthNoYesTotal approvals2023000October000November000December000202414115January101February000March000April101May707June314July000August202September000October000November000December0002025013January011February002March000April000Total14218

Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator received in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator rejected between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator withdrawn at applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator received between October 2024 and April 2025Year / MonthRejectionWithdrawnTotal received2023001October000November000December0012024101081January003February102March118April326May001June124July2011August003September2313October026November0014December001020250018January009February003March003April003Total1010100

Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory timeframe of 12 weeks in each month between October 2023 and April 2025.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, the BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.Table 1 shows:Number of approvals of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within the and (b) after the 8-week statutory timeframe for refurbishment applications between October 2024 and April 2025Table 2 shows:Number of building control applications received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory 12-week timeframe for new build applications between October 2024 and April 2025Table 1 Approval Within 8 weeks SLAYear / MonthNoYesTotal Approvals202328331October606November819December14216202430149350January23528February30838March35641April22527May34438June30333July30636August32537September30535October14216November10010December110112025808January606February202March000April000Total33752389 Table 2- Approval within 12 weeks SLAYear / MonthNoYesTotal approvals2023000October000November000December000202414115January101February000March000April101May707June314July000August202September000October000November000December0002025013January011February002March000April000Total14218

Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator rejected in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 paragraph 5 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator rejected between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator withdrawn at applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator received between October 2024 and April 2025Year / MonthRejectionWithdrawnTotal received2023001October000November000December0012024101081January003February102March118April326May001June124July2011August003September2313October026November0014December001020250018January009February003March003April003Total1010100

Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator approved in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 paragraph 7 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator rejected between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator withdrawn at applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator received between October 2024 and April 2025Year / MonthRejectionWithdrawnTotal received2023001October000November000December0012024101081January003February102March118April326May001June124July2011August003September2313October026November0014December001020250018January009February003March003April003Total1010100

Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications received by the Building Safety Regulator were withdrawn at the applicant’s request in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.The table below shows:Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator rejected between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator withdrawn at applicants request between October 2024 and April 2025Number of regularisation applications for unauthorised building work received by the Building Safety Regulator received between October 2024 and April 2025Year / MonthRejectionWithdrawnTotal received2023001October000November000December0012024101081January003February102March118April326May001June124July2011August003September2313October026November0014December001020250018January009February003March003April003Total1010100

Communities and Local Government, how many approvals of applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory timeframe of eight weeks in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 44 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, the BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination.Table 1 shows:Number of approvals of building control approval applications received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within the and (b) after the 8-week statutory timeframe for refurbishment applications between October 2024 and April 2025Table 2 shows:Number of building control applications received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory 12-week timeframe for new build applications between October 2024 and April 2025Table 1 Approval Within 8 weeks SLAYear / MonthNoYesTotal Approvals202328331October606November819December14216202430149350January23528February30838March35641April22527May34438June30333July30636August32537September30535October14216November10010December110112025808January606February202March000April000Total33752389 Table 2- Approval within 12 weeks SLAYear / MonthNoYesTotal approvals2023000October000November000December000202414115January101February000March000April101May707June314July000August202September000October000November000December0002025013January011February002March000April000Total14218

Communities and Local Government, how many completion certificate applications the Building Safety Regulator received in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 40 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. The BSR will shortly be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination. Table 1 shows:Number of completion certificate applications to the Building Safety Regulator that were withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2023 and April 2025Total number of completion certificate applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Table 2 shows:Number of emergency repair notices received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Table 1: Completion CertificatesYear / monthWithdrawnTotal received 2023 00October00November00December002024040January00February00March00April01May00June04July04August03September05October06November05December0122025 044January08February012March013April011Totalo84 Table 2: Emergency Repair NoticesYear / MonthEmergency Repair Notices20230October0November0December0202471January0February2March0April2May2June5July5August9September7October15November12December12202579January36 February16March11April16Total150

Communities and Local Government, how many completion certificate applications to the Building Safety Regulator were withdrawn at the applicants request in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 40 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. The BSR will shortly be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination. Table 1 shows:Number of completion certificate applications to the Building Safety Regulator that were withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2023 and April 2025Total number of completion certificate applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Table 2 shows:Number of emergency repair notices received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Table 1: Completion CertificatesYear / monthWithdrawnTotal received 2023 00October00November00December002024040January00February00March00April01May00June04July04August03September05October06November05December0122025 044January08February012March013April011Totalo84 Table 2: Emergency Repair NoticesYear / MonthEmergency Repair Notices20230October0November0December0202471January0February2March0April2May2June5July5August9September7October15November12December12202579January36 February16March11April16Total150

Communities and Local Government, how many emergency repair notices the Building Safety Regulator received in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 10 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.

The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. The BSR will shortly be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times for determination. Table 1 shows:Number of completion certificate applications to the Building Safety Regulator that were withdrawn at the applicants request between October 2023 and April 2025Total number of completion certificate applications received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Table 2 shows:Number of emergency repair notices received by the Building Safety Regulator between October 2023 and April 2025Table 1: Completion CertificatesYear / monthWithdrawnTotal received 2023 00October00November00December002024040January00February00March00April01May00June04July04August03September05October06November05December0122025 044January08February012March013April011Totalo84 Table 2: Emergency Repair NoticesYear / MonthEmergency Repair Notices20230October0November0December0202471January0February2March0April2May2June5July5August9September7October15November12December12202579January36 February16March11April16Total150

Whether a government representative will visit Scotland for St. Andrew’s Day on 30 November 2025.

There are 37 Government MPs representing Scottish Constituencies. On Sunday 30 November, many will be in their homes and constituencies in Scotland engaged in a variety of activities to mark the day.

What guidance her Department has issued on the use of bilingual street signs in England.

The Department for Transport has not issued guidance on the use of bilingual traffic signs as these are not permitted on roads in England.

What steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of sexual offences on public transport in (a) England and (b) Romford.

The Department is committed to ensuring everyone, including women and girls, is safe on the transport network. The Department is working across government and with partners, including the British Transport Police (BTP), the transport industry and local authorities to ensure that everyone feels and is safe when travelling. As part of the Government’s aims to reduce Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) by half over the next decade, the Department has an ambitious, evidence-based programme of work to help tackle VAWG on transport. This includes proposals in the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill such as training on how to recognise and respond to incidents of criminal and anti-social behaviour. The Department supports BTP’s zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and sexual offences. This includes using a range of policing techniques to pursue offenders on the rail network to ensure it remains a safe environment and encourage reporting of incidents via BTP’s 61016 text number or 999 in an emergency. Romford is currently part of Operation Cerium which sees proactive patrols from BTP officers across the underground and rail network in London to reduce the number of sexual offences and identify offenders swiftly.

What steps she is taking to increase the number of grammar school places in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.

There are no grammar schools in the Parliamentary constituency of Romford and the law prohibits new ones from opening. The department no plans to change this.The national funding formula, and wider education policies, support all state-funded schools equally, including grammar schools.