Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17826 on Local Government: Disadvantaged, which data metrics were used to compile the 2019 Index of Deprivation; and from w
Answer: The data metrics used to compile the English Indices of Deprivation 2019, including sources and date, are published online in the English indices of deprivation 2019: technical report - GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20555 on Elections: Kent, how many local authority areas will participate in the Devolution Priority Programme.
Answer: On 5 February, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that Government will be taking forward six devolution areas on the Devolution Priority Programme: Cumbria; Cheshire and Warrington; Greater Essex; Hampshire and Solent; Norfolk and Suffolk; and Sussex and...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on nutrient neutrality reform.
Answer: As set out in my answer to Question UIN 26836 on 5 February 2025, proposals for a Nature Restoration Fund are under development for inclusion in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Further information will be set out when the Bill is introduced.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector Reform and Innovation FundCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27568More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14182 on Public Sector: Finance, whether local authorities will be able to bid to receive funds from the Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11936 on 8 November 2024. The Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund allocated £165 million to a range of projects in 2025-26, including support for foster care, delivering apprenticeships and p...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16546 on Housing: Construction, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on affordable housing provision of redu
Answer: The government recognises the ongoing challenge posed by the reduced appetite of Registered Providers of social housing to buy affordable homes delivered under Section 106 agreements.Homes England's Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service was laun...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 have not been implemented.
Answer: The government continues to review its policy inheritance from the last government, including in relation to specific provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act that have not been brought into force.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from the National Association of Local Councils on the potential effect of higher National Insurance contributions on (a) town and (b) paris
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly meet with a wide range of stakeholders from the local government sector. Baroness Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State met with the National Association of Local Councils on Tuesday 28 February.The government re...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17554 on Local Government: Working Hours, for what reason her Department did not reissue the Best Value Notice previously r
Answer: The department published a letter outlining the decision not to reissue a Best Value Notice to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 8 November 2024.Decisions relating to a local authority’s Best Value Duty are made based on the circumstances of each c...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking (Code of Practice) Act 2019Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the commencement of the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.
Answer: The government recognises the need for high standards in the private parking industry and is committed to preparing a code of practice in accordance with The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.We are currently reviewing all options regarding the code and...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to activate the (a) Bellwin scheme and b) Flood Recovery Framework following Storm Darragh; and whether there is a deadline by which a decision must be made.
Answer: My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Darragh at the start of December last year, flooding is a devastating experience for all those affected.The government is ready to consider local authority requests ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17827 on Private Education: Business Rates, whether the draft Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 incorporates
Answer: Business rates retention means that local authorities retain a proportion of all business rates revenue.As in previous years, the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement reflects local authority baseline funding levels. These are a core part of th...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any private sector companies contracted to her Department will receive increased payments for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: At Autumn Budget, the Chancellor made clear that raising the revenue required to fund public services and restore economic stability requires difficult decisions on tax. That is why the government is asking employers to contribute more.The Government will...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Recycling and Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues guidance on the frequency of household rubbish and recycling collections.
Answer: Through Simpler Recycling, all householders will receive a comprehensive and consistent set of waste and recycling services. This will enable householders to recycle as much waste as possible and to frequently dispose of bad-smelling food waste, which wil...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Impact AssessmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 December 2024 on Development and the environment, HCWS317, how the new Environmental Outcome Reporting regime will differ from the E
Answer: As set out in my answer to Question UIN 26559 on 6 February 2025, the detail of the new system will be set out in secondary legislation through regulations as well as in guidance.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Pollution ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 December 2024, HCWS317, on Development and the environment, what assessment she has been of the potential impact of nutrient mitigat
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 22914 on 29 January 2025
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18374 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff, how many and what proportion of staff attended each
Answer: Number and proportion of staff contractually assigned to each office with at least one office visit during the reference periodWC 4th NovemberWC 11th NovemberWC 18th NovemberWC 24th NovemberEast of England68 (56%)76 (62%)73 (60%)77 (63%)London1550 (70...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: PublicityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15985 on Planning Permission: Publicity, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of
Answer: The government has no plans to assess the impact of income generated from statutory notices on the viability of local newspapers.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 17563 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, what guidance her Department has issued to planning decision-makers on how p
Answer: The relevant Planning Practice Guidance can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and MarkingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13624 on Road Signs and Markings and with reference to Section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, what plans
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 13624 on 19 November 2024.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16948 on Planning Permission, what guidance the National Planning Casework Unit provided on the processes and administrative
Answer: The decision to call in these applications was made on the basis of the policy set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 October 2012 (Official Report, Colum 72WS).In dealing with any application, Ministers and officials will act in accordance wi...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMayoral Development CorporationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the establishment of a Mayoral Development Corporation requires her consent.
Answer: The Localism Act 2011 first introduced provisions permitting the Mayor of London to designate Mayoral Development Areas (MDAs) and Mayoral Development Corporations (MDCs). These powers can now be conferred on elected mayors of Combined Authorities and Com...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether secondary legislation to implement the provisions on local referendums in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 has been drafted.
Answer: The government is still reviewing its policy inheritance from the last government, including in relation to street votes. We have already taken significant steps to fix the planning system and unlock new housing and we will set out our plans for further p...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: IslamDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 20228 on Civil Society: Islam, whether his Department has engaged with (a) MEND, (b) CAGE, (c) the Muslim Association of Britain and (d) the Muslim
Answer: The department does not engage with MEND, CAGE, the Muslim Association of Britain or the Muslim Council of Britain.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: IslamMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 20228 on Civil Society: Islam, whether his Department has engaged with (a) MEND, (b) CAGE, (c) the Muslim Association of Britain and (d) the Muslim Council o
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not hold any record of engagement with the listed organisations since 5 July 2024.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the reply by the Minister for Security to the urgent question of 28 January 2025 on the Extremism Review, if she will publish the (a) analysis and (b) capping paper from the Counter-
Answer: Internal advice and analysis has never routinely been published, and there are no plans to change that practice. However, as I made clear in my reply on 29 January, these are not Government plans and this is not Government policy.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
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