Planning and construction: this week in Parliament and GOV.UK

Week of Monday 26 October 2026 to Sunday 1 November 2026. Updated automatically every Monday from Policy Radar's archive of official sources; next update Monday 9 November 2026.

This week at a glance

Debates, statements and motions

• Legislative Consent: Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

  Senedd · Senedd business · Thu 29 Oct · business.senedd.wales

• National Scheme of Delegation of Planning Functions

  Debate, 4 items · Wed 28 Oct · hansard.parliament.uk

• Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects

  Written statement, 2 items · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Glastonbury Abbey Yard and St Dunstan's House at the Royal Town Planning Institute Awards for Planning Excellence 2026

  Early day motion · Tue 27 Oct · edm.parliament.uk

• First Minister's Question Time: Hyperscale Data Centres (Planning Applications)

  Scottish Parliament · Meeting of the Parliament · Tue 27 Oct · parliament.scot

• Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

  Debate, 10 items · Tue 27 Oct · hansard.parliament.uk

• Cladding remediation statistics

  Research briefing · House of Commons Library · Mon 26 Oct · commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Bills, amendments and new laws

• Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

  Bill · Wed 28 Oct · bills.parliament.uk

• Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

  Bill · Tue 27 Oct · bills.parliament.uk

Written questions and answers

• Heathrow Airport: Construction

  5 written questions and answers · Department for Transport · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Hospitals: Construction

  4 written questions and answers · Department of Health and Social Care · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Housing: Construction

  3 written questions and answers · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Social Rented Housing: Construction

  2 written questions and answers · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Mon 26 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Energy Supply: Planning

  Written answer · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Airedale Hospital: Construction

  Written answer · Department of Health and Social Care · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• How many people have started construction foundation apprenticeships since May 2026; and what assessment he…

  Written question · Department for Work and Pensions · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• On what basis the decision was made to count foundation apprentices as new construction workers from the…

  Written question · Department for Work and Pensions · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What proportion of the construction skills package funding has been allocated to (a) mayoral strategic…

  Written question · Department for Work and Pensions · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What steps he is taking to help young people with level 2 and 3 diplomas in construction-related skills…

  Written question · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry for the Heavy Wheeled Recovery Vehicle.

  Written question · Ministry of Defence · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of soil by volume from construction sites is being treated…

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

And 31 more question topics this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.

GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications

• Faster planning decisions as new rules and AI tackle delays

  News · MHCLG · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk

• Have your say on the future of Part K of the building regulations

  News · BSR · Tue 27 Oct · gov.uk

• CT7 0HL, Reclamet Holdings Ltd: Permit number: EPR/JB3501LT (EAWML 10381), The Recycling Centre, Woodchurch Road, Birchington, Kent - Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/EPR/25/605

  Publication · Environment Agency · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Planning applications in England: April to June 2026

  Publication · MHCLG · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - September 2026

  Publication · MHCLG · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk

• Building Safety Remediation

  Publication · MHCLG, DLUHC · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk

• Contact the marine planning team at the MMO

  Publication · MMO · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk

• Complying with construction services prohibitions related to Russia

  Publication · DBT, OTSI · Tue 27 Oct · gov.uk

• London Technology and Construction Court hearing and trial dates

  Publication · HMCTS · Tue 27 Oct · gov.uk

• Planning Applications Process: Section 62A Authorities in Special Measures

  Publication · Planning Inspectorate · Tue 27 Oct · gov.uk

• Frodsham Solar project: development consent order Planning Act 2008

  Publication · DESNZ · Tue 27 Oct · gov.uk

How this page is made

Every Monday we search the official items Policy Radar collected in the past week (Monday to Sunday) for these words in the title: planning, construction, building safety, building regulations, cladding, new towns, housebuilding. Written questions on the same subject are grouped together, and amendments are grouped by bill. Matching on titles is quick but rough: some relevant items will be missing and a few may be off-topic. Each item links to the official page. For developers, builders and the construction supply chain.