Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Ministers: Official ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27977More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 13868, on Minister: Official Residences, whether this policy extends to official ministerial residences which are occupied as a third home.
Answer: I refer to the Honourable Member to the response to Question 81873 of 20 October 2025. There is no difference between second or 'third' homes for the purpose of this policy, as there is no such category of 'third home' for the purpose of Council Tax liabi...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: FiresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the research required by commitment 77 of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 into increasing the natural resilience of habitats to wildfire through rewet
Answer: An initial scoping review will be reported on in the Environmental Improvement Plan’s annual progress report (APR) in 2027. Current evidence supports the approach that peatland restoration, including rewetting and the restoration of hydrological function,...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of Fielding et al. (2025) that cutting transferred fine heather material into the
Answer: This Government is committed to protecting peatlands. In September 2025, the Heather and Grass etc Burning (England) Regulations 2021 were amended, expanding restrictions on unnecessary burning practices, to enhance protection of upland deep peat and impr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role her Department considers carefully controlled prescribed burning should play in reducing wildfire risk; and in what circumstances burning on peatland may be authorised under
Answer: This Government is committed to protecting peatlands. In September 2025, the Heather and Grass etc Burning (England) Regulations 2021 were amended, expanding restrictions on unnecessary burning practices, to enhance protection of upland deep peat and impr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the forecast change in the (a) accuracy and (b) completeness of the (i) Parliamentary and (ii) local government electoral roll from the introduct
Answer: The Government is using the Representation of the People Bill to lay the foundations to make the registration process more automated and simpler in the coming years. The policy was assessed as part of the Impact Assessment for the Representation of the Pe...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for updating the Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People Bill following the Government’s response to the Rycroft Review.
Answer: The Government's policy is to publish Impact Assessments as soon as practicable to support effective parliamentary scrutiny and transparency. On 3 September, we introduced the Representation of the People Bill in the House of Lords, which was accompanied ...
Answered 28 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAngela RaynerCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26066More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129180, on Angela Rayner, whether his Department plans to publish a tax return for the Secretary of State on gov.uk for the 2024-25 tax year.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordKeir StarmerCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26065More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the outgoing Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Member for Holborn and St Pancras, has accepted a severance payment.
Answer: Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the relevant department’s annual report and accounts.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Criminal RecordsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26064More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has required incoming Ministers to declare previous criminal records to (a) her Department and (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.
Answer: I refer to the answer given in response to Question 75369 on 23 September 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet: Official ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26063More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she has been allocated a Ministerial residence.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNational Cyber Security Centre: PublicationsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26062More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date did the Cabinet Office receive a copy from the National Cyber Security Centre of the APCO Worldwide/Labour Together report codenamed Project Cannon.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme regulates political donations to (a) political parties and (b) regulated donees from sources based abroad which are (i) permissible and (ii) impermiss
Answer: The political tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) enhances transparency of foreign power influence in the UK and supports the early identification and disruption of harmful activity. The regulation of political funding is covered via ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeorge CottrellHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports Reform Party member, George Cottrell, holds and in what name or names.
Answer: The information requested would be personal data. If any information was held, it could not be released without a lawful basis to do so.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Rycroft Review: HM Government response, 6 July 2026, recommendation 11, under what circumstances the National Crime Agency has a remit over the investigation of br
Answer: The National Crime Agency, police, the Electoral Commission and other partners work collaboratively to provide an appropriate response to breaches of political finance law within the legislative frameworks provided. Enforcement is supported by a networked...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMiatta FahnbullehDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what interests has the new Secretary of State declared in relation to (a) North Rock Capital Management, (b) Lighthouse Partners and (c) Ordinate One.
Answer: The Secretary of State's interests have been declared in accordance with the process set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCandidates: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26057More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL10068, on Candidates: Equality, whether political parties have been formally consulted.
Answer: The Government is committed to commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections in accordance with regulations.There is currently car...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to amend statutory exceptions to the second homes council tax premium to cover properties which cannot lawfully be (a) occupied and (b) let by owners due to pr
Answer: It is for councils to decide whether to charge the premium in their area, taking account of local circumstances. The Department has introduced a number of exceptions, including dwellings that cannot be occupied as a person’s sole or main residence because...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the second homes council tax premium on properties subject to legally binding occupancy restrictions, such as (a) sheltere
Answer: It is for councils to decide whether to charge the premium in their area, taking account of local circumstances. The Department has introduced a number of exceptions, including dwellings that cannot be occupied as a person’s sole or main residence because...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: By-electionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the planned date for future local government by-elections for district and county councils.
Answer: District and county council by-elections are held to fill casual vacancies arising between ordinary elections. The timing of such elections depends on when a vacancy arises and is governed by section 89 of the Local Government Act 1972 and associated legi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a consolidated list of local authorities which will be up for election in May 2027, including combined authority mayoralties and shadow unitary councils.
Answer: Yes. The Government publishes information on local authority, combined authority and county combined authority election cycles in England, including scheduled elections for May 2027, on GOV.UK: Local authority, combined authority, and county combined auth...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the letter sent to hon. Members in areas without Mayoral Strategic Authorities, entitled Rewiring the State: Statement from Cabinet, of 6 August 2026, what test of loc
Answer: The statutory process for the establishment of new Mayoral Strategic Authorities requires the consent of all upper-tier Local Authorities within the footprint of the proposed Authority.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21258More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to make changes to the level of the council tax surcharge.
Answer: The Government has set out plans to introduce the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, which will increase fairness within the system. The thresholds for the surcharge are set out here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-value-council-tax-surchar...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21257More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the HMRC policy paper, Taxation of stablecoins, of 13 July 2026, whether Tether will be an eligible stablecoin.
Answer: The proposed definition of an ‘eligible stablecoin’ is broad so as to include a range of different models. After the proposed stablecoin legislation is enacted, HMRC will look to assist taxpayers by setting out in guidance its view of whether the largest ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Official ResidencesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21256More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has been allocated a Ministerial residence.
Answer: The Chancellor has been allocated the No.10 flat and Dorneywood.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers' Interests: RegistrationSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21255More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 18054, on Members’ Interests: Registration, what guidance has the Electoral Comm
Answer: I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the answer given to Question 21248.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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