Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Solar Power: DecommissioningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to question 102809 on Solar Power: Decommissioning, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating the return to previous use of sites previously used
Answer: The National Policy Statements require applicants to assess and mitigate for environmental impacts of their proposals across the lifecycle of the proposed development, including decommissioning. No specific assessment has been made on mandating the return...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: DecommissioningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to question 102809 on Solar Power: Decommissioning, if he will make it his policy to issue such guidance.
Answer: Developers are required to set out arrangements for decommissioning in their planning applications, as set out in National Policy Statement EN-3. The Department has no current plans to publish separate guidance.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to question 102805 on Solar Power: Land Use, what evidence underpins the decision to make Soil Resources and Management Plans advisory rather than mandatory.
Answer: The policy on encouraging rather than mandating developers to implement Soil Resources and Management Plans is set out in National Policy Statement EN-3 which was updated in 2026 and has been subject to public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny. The ...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to question 102805 on Solar Power: Land Use, if he will make it his policy to mandate implementation a Soil Resources and Management Plan for solar projects on agricult
Answer: Guidance on how land type should be considered in determining the location of largescale solar projects is included in National Policy Statement EN-3. There are no current plans to make the production of a Soil Resources and Management Plan mandatory for ...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Public HousesTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123229More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she intends to publish an answer to Question 113817, tabled on 20 February 2026, on Public Houses: Business Rates.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN113817 on 1 April 2026.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123228More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when intends to publish an answer to Question 111735, tabled on 9 February 2026, on Morgan McSweeney.
Answer: A response has been issued here.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123227More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he intends to publish an answer to Question 112198, tabled on 10 February 2026, on Lord Mandelson.
Answer: A response has been issued here.
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123226More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he intends to publish an answer to Question 113780, tabled on 20 February 2026, on Labour Together.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to PQ 113780 on 24 March 2026.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish an answer to Question 118227, tabled on 5 March 2026, on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment.
Answer: An answer to Question 118227 was published on 16 April 2026.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: CompensationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology the Animal and Plant Health Agency uses to determine the compensation value of poultry culled during avian influenza outbreaks; and whether this valuation is benchmark
Answer: Compensation is paid by Defra for animals culled by the Government for disease control purposes in England, as set out in the Animal Health Act 1981. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) makes its assessment of the disease status of the birds based o...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120977More
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 13 November 2025 to Question 89567, on Political Parties: Finance, what (a) advice and (b) guidance the El
Answer: Donations received through personal services companies owned by a regulated donee are likely to be considered as being made to the regulated donee on behalf of the original donor. This is because donations to regulated donees includes anything given direc...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: EqualitySpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120976More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission, Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, HC 1086, page 107, why the Electoral Commission has
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not currently have an independent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion adviser. The Commission appointed an independent adviser on EDI between September 2022 - September 2023.The Commission's EDI Strategy is on the Commission's ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120975More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the urgent question of 23 February 2026, on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, if the Elec
Answer: The Commission does not publish internal documents relating to its regulatory work. It publishes information about recently closed investigations every month, including the possible offences it investigated, the outcome and any further action. An overview...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Parties PanelSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120974More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Parliamentary Parties Panel was consulted by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government prior to the pub
Answer: Questions about consultation on a UK Government document, as in this case, are a matter for the relevant Department.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120973More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has produced guidance on how donations made in foreign currencies should be treated for the purpose
Answer: The Electoral Commission hasn't produced specific guidance on donations that are in foreign currencies.Political parties must report the value of the donations in Pounds Sterling at the time of receipt if they are above the reporting threshold and check i...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour Together: FinesSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120972More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if it will itemise each individual breach relating to the Labour Together fine from September 2021.
Answer: Labour Together failed to deliver 27 donation reports within 30 days of accepting the donations. The donations amounted to £739,492. Labour Together was late in reporting all of these donations, ranging from 39 days late to 1,292 days late.The organisatio...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: Gorton and DentonSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120971More
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 4 March 2026, to Question 116489, on By-elections: Gorton and Denton, if the Electoral Commission will mak
Answer: Greater Manchester Police are currently reviewing allegations of electoral fraud at the Gorton and Denton by-election. The Commission is in close contact with the police and with the Returning Officer.Once the review is concluded, the Commission will cons...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: CryptocurrenciesSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120970More
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 11 December 2025, to Question 97793, on Reform UK: Cryptocurrencies, from what date have political parties
Answer: The Commission has published guidance for political parties that are considering accepting cryptocurrency assets. It sets out that cryptoassets are considered property, which is in line with HMRC and Financial Conduct Authority guidance, and should be tre...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWritten QuestionsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120969More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66189 on Written Questions, whether the House of Commons Table Office has an internal guidance document
Answer: The Table Office cards questions which do not comply with the House’s rules of order. ‘Carding’ is essentially an invitation for the Member, or staff acting on their behalf, to call the Table Office to discuss and resolve the issue so the question can be ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInter MediateDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Charity Commission on it making an assessment of whether IM01 LIMITED trading as Inter-Mediate, Charity number: 1143848, is undertaking (a) charitable act
Answer: DCMS has not had discussions with the Charity Commission for England and Wales regarding the activities of IM01 Limited.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120967More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the then Deputy Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 March 2024 on Cyber-security and UK Democracy, Official Report, columns 1261 to 1264, what was the name of the Chinese state-sponsored grou
Answer: The then Deputy Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 March 2024 on Cyber-security and UK Democracy refers to two malicious cyber campaigns by Chinese state-affiliated actors: “first, compromising the United Kingdom’s Electoral Commission between 2021 and...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120966More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication of the remuneration of the Prime Minister’s Chief Economic Advisor on the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal, published on 24 February 2026, whether any special advisers are
Answer: Special adviser salaries are published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers, which are published on GOV.UK. Current special adviser salaries will be published as part of the 2026 Annual Report for Special Advisers in due course.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInter MediateCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120965More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists has assessed whether IM01 LIMITED trading as Inter-Mediate should be registered.
Answer: The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists is a statutory independent office holder, responsible for keeping and publishing the Register of Consultant Lobbyists. Requests for information can be sent to office@orcl.gov.uk
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120964More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story entitled Dame Antonia Romeo appointed as first female Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service to drive change and implement the government’s agenda, publis
Answer: I refer to my answer for 115556, following the departure of Sir Chris Wormald as Cabinet Secretary, the Prime Minister and the First Civil Service Commissioner agreed a process to appoint a new Cabinet Secretary.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120963More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Cabinet Secretary is on a level transfer from her previous role.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service is the most senior role in the Civil service and a level transfer is not possible.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
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