Sean Woodcock MP: written questions

Written questions

• Planning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129388More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel have been allocated to support the drafting of (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation in pursuit of planning reform

  Answer: Within the Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) and Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) legal teams there are lawyers working on MHCLG related business, alongside members in the Government Legal Department. There is no group of ...

  Answered 28 Apr 2026

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• Aerials: Planning PermissionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129387More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her department has made of the potential economic impact of an increase in notifications to mobile telecommunications companies under the Notice to Quit regime.

  Answer: The Electronic Communications Code allows for site providers to serve Notices to Quit in specific limited circumstances, including if land is to be redeveloped and is no longer suitable to host telecommunications apparatus, or needs to be moved. We recogn...

  Answered 29 Apr 2026

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• Aerials: Planning PermissionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129386More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming the Notice to Quit regime to reduce disruption to mobile data coverage and capacity.

  Answer: The Electronic Communications Code allows for site providers to serve Notices to Quit in specific limited circumstances, including if land is to be redeveloped and is no longer suitable to host telecommunications apparatus, or needs to be moved. We recogn...

  Answered 29 Apr 2026

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• Mobile Broadband: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129384More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the report published by TYI on 18 March 2026, titled ‘Small Changes, Big Rewards: Ensuring planning connects with mobile infrastructure ambitions’.

  Answer: On December 18 2025, my Department, in conjunction with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, launched a joint Call for Evidence on reforming planning rules to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure. This Call for Evidence closed...

  Answered 29 Apr 2026

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• Ukraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904216More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase military support to Ukraine.

  Answer: This year the UK will give more military support to Ukraine than ever before, with a £4.5 billion boost. At the 27th Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting, we announced a rapid surge in support, valued at around £450 million. This follows the £2.26 billio...

  Answered 19 May 2025

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• Chiltern Railways: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904129More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Chiltern Railways to help prevent overcrowding.

  Answer: Chiltern Railways periodically adjust their timetable in response to passenger demand. From the 18th May, Chiltern will introduce three new Saturday services between Banbury and London Marylebone. We are engaging closely with Chiltern's fleet renewal prog...

  Answered 15 May 2025

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• Electronic Government: BanburyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904168More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accessibility of Government digital services in Banbury.

  Answer: The Government Digital Service (GDS) role is to ensure the delivery of digital services that work for all of our citizens. That includes monitoring the services each departments delivers online - to make sure they are providing support for citizens with l...

  Answered 14 May 2025

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• Homelessness: VeteransMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903640More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support veterans affected by homelessness.

  Answer: We have increased funding for homelessness services and supported veterans to access social housing by exempting them from local connection tests for social housing in England. The Deputy Prime Minister is chairing an Interministerial Group, which include...

  Answered 7 Apr 2025

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• Local Government: PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13058More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list every case in which Secretaries of State have granted consent under Section 128(1) of the 1972 Local Government Act for disposal of building for (a) less than be

  Answer: Information in respect of this question is only available from 2018 onwards. The requested information is provided below.AddressCounty Postcode Local AuthorityDate Consent Granted Besson StreetGreater LondonSE14 5AELondon Borough of Lewisham10/05/2018Litt...

  Answered 15 Nov 2024

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