Hint text isn't mandatory

app/views/form/_checkbox_question.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_check_boxes_fieldset question.id.to_sym,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     legend: { text: question.header.html_safe, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe } do %>
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe } do %>
 
     <% question.answer_options.map do |key, val| %>
       <% if key.starts_with?("divider") %>

app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_date_field question.id.to_sym,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     legend: { text: question.header.html_safe, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe },
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe },
     width: 20,
     **stimulus_html_attributes(question)
 %>

app/views/form/_numeric_question.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_number_field question.id.to_sym,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     label: { text: question.header.html_safe, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe },
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe },
     min: question.min, max: question.max, step: question.step,
     width: question.width, :readonly => question.read_only?,
    **stimulus_html_attributes(question)

app/views/form/_radio_question.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_radio_buttons_fieldset question.id.to_sym,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     legend: { text: question.header.html_safe, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe } do %>
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe } do %>
 
     <% question.answer_options.map do |key, val| %>
       <% if key.starts_with?("divider") %>

app/views/form/_select_question.html.erb

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     :name,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     label: { text: question.header, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe }
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe }
  %>

app/views/form/_text_question.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_text_field question.id.to_sym,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     label: { text: question.header.html_safe, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe },
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe },
     width: question.width ? question.width : nil,
     **stimulus_html_attributes(question)
 %>

app/views/form/_textarea_question.html.erb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_text_area question.id.to_sym,
     caption: caption && !page_header.present? ? { text: caption.html_safe, size: "l" } : nil,
     label: { text: question.header.html_safe, size: !page_header.present? ? "l" : "m", tag: !page_header.present? ? "h1" : "h2" },
-    hint: { text: question.hint_text.html_safe },
+    hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe },
     width: question.width ? question.width : nil,
     **stimulus_html_attributes(question)
 %>