Lord Jamieson

HL9483 • Planning: Security

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 19 of the Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions published in December 2021, and MHCLG guidance on Crown Development and Urgent Crown development regarding security sensitive information in planning applications,  whether all representations made by other government departments on a called-in planning application or recovered appeal, including on sensitive security matters, must be disclosed to the applicant.

HL9484 • Green Belt: Greater London

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Mayor of London press release of 9 May, Mayor: We must build on the green belt to help fix London’s housing crisis, whether the Government’s support for reviewing Green Belt in Greater London includes support for reviewing Metropolitan Open Land in London.

HL9411 • Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been provided by either the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government or the Planning Inspectorate on whether a planning inspector is able to give less weight to planning representations if they believe that the representations are a result of, or have been fettered by, foreign interference.

HL9412 • Heathrow Airport: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to Appendix 2, page 61, Annex 1: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects reform, of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment (published May 2025) Appendix 2, page 61, and the November 2027 target date for the updated Airports National Policy Statement, whether they anticipate that the infrastructure planning application for the Heathrow Airport expansion can be submitted before the publication and ratification of the revised Airports National Policy Statement.

HL9413 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America, including the US Embassy in London, relating to the proposed Chinese Embassy development at the Royal Mint in London.

HL8844 • Affordable Housing: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025 (CP1336), what is the monetary value of the Affordable Homes Programme over the 10-year period, adjusted for (1) the GDP deflator, and (2) the Treasury’s Social Time Preference Rate as set out in the Green Book.

HL8771 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Protective Security Authority has played any role in the planning application for the new Chinese Embassy at the former site of the Royal Mint.

HL8772 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has seen the unredacted drawings of (1) the cultural exchange building, and (2) the basement, for the new Chinese Embassy at the former site of the Royal Mint.

HL8773 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations the Bank of England has made to (1) the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and (2) the Planning Inspectorate, about the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy at the former site of the Royal Mint; and whether representations can be made that are not publicly published.

HL8774 • Planning Permission: National Security

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the sensitive information in planning applications process allows the security services to make representations to (1) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or (2) the Planning Inspectorate, on a called-in planning application without those representations being shared with the applicant or otherwise being made public.

HL8775 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed development of the new Chinese Embassy at the former site of the Royal Mint on the nearby telephone exchange.

HL8776 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposals for the new Chinese Embassy at the former site of the Royal Mint will include subterranean works under the nearby telephone exchange.

HL8312 • Local Government: Industrial Disputes

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely consequences of the Employment Rights Bill and the associated repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016 for the frequency of industrial action in local government.

HL8313 • Housing: Greater London

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Greater London Authority on the level of housing targets in the next edition of the London Plan.

HL8314 • Children: Public Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant the new Child Protection Authority for England powers to regulate or inspect local authorities in relation to (1) children’s services and (2) other public services which may have a bearing on children.

HL8315 • Street Trading: Licensing

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have produced on whether (1) elected representatives and political parties and (2) community groups have to obtain a licence or make a payment to a local authority to have a street stall in a public place.

HL8316 • Local Government: Elections

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been issued on whether municipal electoral returning officers and electoral registration officers are deemed to be local authorities in relation to the re-use of public sector information regime.

HL7177 • United Kingdom

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they deem (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland to be (a) countries, (b) nations, or (c) regions.

HL7178 • Political Parties: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government whether local electors, who are citizens of (1) Russia, (2) Iran, or (3) China, who are on the (a) Welsh or (b) Scottish devolved local government electoral roll, but who are not eligible to be on the UK Parliamentary electoral roll, are deemed to be permissible donors in relation to making donations to UK-wide political parties and regulated donees based outside of Wales and Scotland respectively.

HL7179 • Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the activities of the United Front Work Department in the United Kingdom in relation to the called-in Chinese Embassy planning application.