Written questions by Milne.

Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to update building regulations to require property flood resilience measures in new homes built in areas at risk of flooding.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve consumer awareness of whether a property is insured through Flood Re.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on strengthening planning policy to help ensure that new developments do not increase runoff and surface water flood risk for surrounding communities.

Awaiting answer.

How his department will work with the NIHR National Speciality Lead for research into rare cancers to develop a national strategy focused on unlocking greater investment in pancreatic cancer research.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on surface water flood risk from new housing developments.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to local authorities to repay Community Infrastructure Levy charges in cases of genuine homeowner error; and whether the consultation on amending the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 will include proposals to give charging authorities a statutory power to (a) waive and (b) refund such charges.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of uncertainty over the future of Flood Re on mortgage availability for properties at high risk of flooding.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his department is taking to ensure a.) patients with pancreatic cancer can easily access information about relevant clinical trials and b.) they are automatically linked onto clinical trials where eligible.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of section 68 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on the funding routes available for new secondary school provision required to serve strategic housing development sites.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring that the timings of funding for secondary school provision for the development of strategic sites to support the delivery of housing infrastructure.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific legal working temperature for schools.

Awaiting answer.

If he will issue national guidance to reduce variation in children’s hospice funding between ICBs.

Awaiting answer.

What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure the Armed Forces Covenant is applied in the provision of education to SEND pupils who are children of service men and women.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to hold a consultation on the new neighbourhood governance framework.

The Department undertook a rapid review of local authority-led neighbourhood governance last year, engaging a range of stakeholders including local authorities, sector bodies, think tanks and academics. As the neighbourhood governance framework develops, ...

Pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2026 to question 3164, if he will publish (a) those performance indicators and (b) corresponding performance data.

Awaiting answer.

What proportion of CMS responses are in compliance with the CMS' 15 days response timeframe.

The department’s aim is either to close a complaint within 15 working days or, where this will take longer than 15 days, set a resolution plan with the customer. A resolution plan is a clear outline of how we will address and resolve a complaint. It sets ...

Communities and Local Government, what his proposed timetable is for publishing a new neighbourhood governance framework following the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.

The Government will publish a Neighbourhood Governance framework later this year.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on small and medium-sized developers of the withdrawal of water neutrality requirements and associated credit schemes; a

Water Neutrality has only been applied in Sussex North and Defra has not run any credit schemes for water neutrality in Sussex North. Natural England withdrew its position statement advising water neutrality for new development in the Sussex North region ...

What accountability mechanisms are in place to ensure that Integrated Care Boards meet national service specifications for neurological conditions; and what steps he is taking where ICBs do not mee

NHS England’s Neurology Transformation Programme, which ended in March 2026, was a multi-year, clinically led programme, which has developed a new model of integrated care to support integrated care boards (ICBs) to deliver the right service, at the right...

Pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to WQ 935, whether his Department is working on standards and guidance for the construction and management of battery storage energy sites alongside the Department for Energy

As set out in the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 935, the Ministry of Defence is progressing its Defence Advanced Battery Strategy, which outlines the Department’s approach to advanced battery technologies. The strategy is in the final stages of review...