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Written questions by Powell.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Joe Powell this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (25)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (7)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (6)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2)Home Office (2)Treasury (2)Department of Health and Social Care (1)Department for Transport (1)Department for Business and Trade (1)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (1)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1)Cabinet Office (1)

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15 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence Section 49 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Reply

The Government intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. These include the provisions at Sections 49 and 64 of th...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect people online.

Reply

In line with our Safer Streets Mission, the Online Safety Act brings much needed protections to the online world by protecting children from harmful and age-inappropriate content, tackling violence against women and girls, and taking down criminal activit...

8 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support free, fair and peaceful elections in Georgia.

Reply

On 9 October, I [Minister Doughty] made clear to Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili that Georgia's parliamentary elections must be held in accordance with international democratic standards. We have allocated £500,000 to support independent elec...

8 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases which closed on 17 January 2024.

Reply

Over the course of this Parliament, the Government will further reform the leasehold system. We will enact remaining Law Commission recommendations relating to enfranchisement and the Right to Manage, tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, rein...

27 Aug 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to recover public money spent on contracts for goods and services that were not provided during the pandemic.

Reply

We are appointing a fixed-term Covid Fraud Commissioner through an open competition that is running now. The Commissioner will make sure that everything is done to return the money owed to the public purse, with a primary focus on pandemic PPE contracts. The Commissioner will report to the Chancellor, working with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and their report will be presented to Parliament for all Members to see.

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