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Commons · Question 75017 · 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 assessment her Department has made of the potential risks of the unauthorised placing of flags on lampposts; and whether she has issued guidance to local authorities on (a)
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...