Written questions

Flags and Graffiti: Local Government

Commons · Question 75016 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities to (a) remove and (b) protect the safety of staff who are removing (i) graffiti and (ii) flags that have bee

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 12 Sep 2025

The Government supports the flying of flags across the country. Flags should be an embodiment of bringing our country and our communities together. Guidance exists, such as ‘Flying flags: a plain English guide” - as set out in the Town and Country Plannin...