To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9032 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, for what reason there will be no future rounds of the Traveller Site Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9032 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, for what reason there will be no future rounds of the Traveller Site Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to enhance councils' enforcement powers and penalties to stop unauthorised traveller development taking place on (a) weekends and (b) bank holiday weekends.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to enhance councils' enforcement powers and penalties to stop unauthorised traveller development taking place on (a) weekends and (b) bank holiday weekends.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide the number and rate of suspensions and permanent exclusions, disaggregated by school type (state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and state-funded special) for (a) 'Gypsy/Roma' pupils, (b) 'Traveller of Irish heritage' pupils and (c) all pupils in (i) the 2023/24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide the number and rate of suspensions and permanent exclusions, disaggregated by school type (state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and state-funded special) for (a) 'Gypsy/Roma' pupils, (b) 'Traveller of Irish heritage' pupils and (c) all pupils in (i) the 2023/24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9032 on Travellers; Caravan Sites and with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Historic council housebuilding comeback to help families into secure homes, published on 25 August...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 9032 on Travellers; Caravan Sites and with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Historic council housebuilding comeback to help families into secure homes, published on 25 August...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 43 of her Department's document entitled Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, published in August 2026; what is the timetable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 43 of her Department's document entitled Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, published in August 2026; what is the timetable...

Far too many communities across the country are blighted by Travellers and Gypsies who seek to circumvent the planning system and build without first seeking permission. I have two instances of that in my patch, in Dodford and Hagley. Does the Leader of the House agree that there should not...

Far too many communities across the country are blighted by Travellers and Gypsies who seek to circumvent the planning system and build without first seeking permission. I have two instances of that in my patch, in Dodford and Hagley. Does the Leader of the House agree that there should not...

Residents would not expect a two-tier system, as the hon. Gentleman is right to point out. There is a statement following business questions on housing. I do not know whether the point that he raises will be in scope of that, but he may want to raise it directly with...

Residents would not expect a two-tier system, as the hon. Gentleman is right to point out. There is a statement following business questions on housing. I do not know whether the point that he raises will be in scope of that, but he may want to raise it directly with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to national planning guidance on the ability of local authorities to take account of local circumstances when determining planning applications relating to unauthorised encampments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to national planning guidance on the ability of local authorities to take account of local circumstances when determining planning applications relating to unauthorised encampments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning (a) application and (b) enforcement appeals the Planning Inspectorate has considered in relation to unauthorised traveller sites since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning (a) application and (b) enforcement appeals the Planning Inspectorate has considered in relation to unauthorised traveller sites since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local planning authorities, and what guidance is held by the Planning inspectorate, on human rights and equality obligations in relation to planning applications, application appeals and enforcement appeals on unauthorised traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local planning authorities, and what guidance is held by the Planning inspectorate, on human rights and equality obligations in relation to planning applications, application appeals and enforcement appeals on unauthorised traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 5953 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, whether the pro-development changes in the National Planning Policy Framework are a positive material consideration when considering an application to (a) regularise and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 5953 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, whether the pro-development changes in the National Planning Policy Framework are a positive material consideration when considering an application to (a) regularise and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1a of Policy HO12: Traveller sites, between the December 2025 and August 2026, National Planning Policy Frameworks, for what reason the reference to limiting the harm from unauthorised traveller sites was removed in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1a of Policy HO12: Traveller sites, between the December 2025 and August 2026, National Planning Policy Frameworks, for what reason the reference to limiting the harm from unauthorised traveller sites was removed in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the new National Planning Policy Framework of August 2026, whether policy HO7 on applies to traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the new National Planning Policy Framework of August 2026, whether policy HO7 on applies to traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12149 on Traveller: Caravan Sites, if she will outline the data points and data categories on unauthorised sites that are collected, to what frequency, and to what geographical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12149 on Traveller: Caravan Sites, if she will outline the data points and data categories on unauthorised sites that are collected, to what frequency, and to what geographical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, page 43, for what reason the language in draft HO12 on 'potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, August 2026, page 43, for what reason the language in draft HO12 on 'potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Grey Belt planning policy applies to (a) retrospective planning applications and (b) planning enforcement appeals for unauthorised traveller sites; and whether the wider changes to Green Belt policy also apply to such applications and appeals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Grey Belt planning policy applies to (a) retrospective planning applications and (b) planning enforcement appeals for unauthorised traveller sites; and whether the wider changes to Green Belt policy also apply to such applications and appeals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason para 28 of the Planning Policy For Traveller Sites, 2015, on planning conditions, has been removed from the new National Planning Policy Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason para 28 of the Planning Policy For Traveller Sites, 2015, on planning conditions, has been removed from the new National Planning Policy Framework.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) housing and (b) planning guidance her Department has given on using land allocated for council housing as land for traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) housing and (b) planning guidance her Department has given on using land allocated for council housing as land for traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the new National Planning Policy Framework of August 2026, footnote 43, for what reason Green Belt policy GB8, Golden Rules, does not apply to applications for traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the new National Planning Policy Framework of August 2026, footnote 43, for what reason Green Belt policy GB8, Golden Rules, does not apply to applications for traveller sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on whether tolerated traveller sites are to included in the calculation of a local planning authorities locally assessed need for traveller site provision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on whether tolerated traveller sites are to included in the calculation of a local planning authorities locally assessed need for traveller site provision.