Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jon Trickett this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication entitled National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, how many sites have been formally identified as grey belt
The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
Communities and Local Government, what powers local highway authorities have to compel developers to complete section 38 adoption procedures within a defined timescale; and if he will introduce new enforcement me
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025. The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Competition and Markets Authority's finding in its 2024 Housebuilding Market Study that the priv
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025. The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential implications for his policies of data on levels of adoption of new roads, sewers and sustainable drainage systems on recent housi
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025. The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of research by the Home Builders Federation on rates of road adoption by local authorities; and whether
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025. The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
Communities and Local Government, what safeguards are in place to ensure the grey belt definition is not being applied more broadly than intended.
The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
Communities and Local Government, what guidance the Government has issued to local planning authorities on how to assess and document that brownfield and grey belt options have been exhausted before releasing oth
The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that grey belt land is only brought forward for development where there are no suitable brownfield sites available; and what steps i
The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
Communities and Local Government, how the Government intends to monitor and enforce compliance with the golden rules requiring at least 50% affordable housing, infrastructure improvements and accessible green spa
The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of how much of land classified as grey belt is previously developed sites.
The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
Communities and Local Government, how many local planning authorities have published a brownfield land register; what proportion of those registers have been reviewed in the last two years; and what steps is his
Under Section 37 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, local planning authorities are required to have a brownfield land register covering their area. Under Regulation 17 of the Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations ...
Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications which re-designate green belt as grey belt land there have been since December 2024; and how many of those applications were approved for each English region.
My Department does not hold the information requested.
Communities and Local Government, how many applications have been made for grey belt designated land since changes to the NPPF.
My Department does not hold the information requested.
Communities and Local Government, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.
Secondments is one way of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and has been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and data is held at Business Unit Level. There have been no secondments from Hakluyt into the Department since 5th July 2024.
Communities and Local Government, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.
Secondments is one way of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and has been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and data is held at Business Unit Level. There have been no secondments from any of the quoted organisations into the Department since July 2024.
Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a swift brick national development management policy.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.
Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of swift bricks.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.
Communities and Local Government, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.
There have been no secondments from Palantir into the Department since 5 July 2024.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for local government.
We are taking immediate action to begin addressing the challenges facing local government by ensuring that funding goes to the places that need it most.At the Autumn Budget, we announced over £4 billion in additional funding for local government services,...