Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2024
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Council Tax: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow for an above-inflation rise in the council tax referendum threshold for 2025-26 for the Greater London Authority to increase revenue for Transport for
Answer: Details of the proposed council tax referendum principles for 2025-26 will be set out in the local government finance policy statement in late November.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ProbateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Summary of responses and government’s response to the consultation on proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premi
Answer: This Government has published guidance for councils and taxpayers on the application of council tax premiums and exceptions. This guidance is available here. The exception for properties actively marketed for sale or let will apply for up to 12 months fro...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PolicyTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department’s definition of a working person is for the purposes of policy development.
Answer: A working person is someone who goes out to work and works for their income. The government has committed to not increase taxes on working people, protecting their payslips against higher taxes. This means no increase in the basic, higher or additional ra...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15201More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in England have a rateable value over £500,000 broken down by Special Category Code.
Answer: The VOA publishes official statistics on Non-Domestic Rating on gov.uk. The number of properties over £500,000 in rateable value broken down by property sector is published. This can be found in table 2.2 here:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/medi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15200More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7829 on Council Tax: Wales, what information the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish before April 2025.
Answer: As outlined in the response to PQ UIN 7829, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will publish further information on the model and its use in supporting the Welsh Government’s Council Tax reform ambitions on its website before April 2025. In addition, the VO...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15199More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether value significant codes are used by the Valuation Office Agency in the Automated Valuation Model for Wales.
Answer: Value Significant Codes (VSCs) indicate the existence of specific features that are likely to affect the value of a property either positively or negatively. The Automated Valuation Model utilises some VSCs, as published in PQ UIN 19500.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15198More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of revenues to the Exchequer from business rates in England in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: The Office for Budget’s Responsibility’s (OBR) October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook includes forecasts for UK business rates receipts. This is available online: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_Oct_2024.pdf.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15197More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the average cost of a pint of beer in a pub.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note on the changes to employer NICs was published on 13 November alongside the legislation when it was introduced to Parliament. The latest forecasts for tax revenues were published alongside the Office for Budget Responsibil...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: AdvertisingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he intends to meet with the Advertising Standards Authority to discuss the advertising of part-copper broadband as fibre.
Answer: I refer the right Hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton to the answer of 21 November to question UIN 14700.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11656 on Tax Avoidance, what her timescales are for (a) commissioning and (b) receiving the review.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 12606 on 11 November 2024.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question HL1248, on Community Ownership Fund, what her Department's planned timetable is for determining whether the Community
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11941 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question HL1248, on Community Ownership Fund, what the status is of Community Ownership Fund grants which were applied for befo
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11941 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any businesses have (a) withdrawn and (b) reduced their investment commitments following the International Investment Summit on 14 October 2024.
Answer: We are not aware of any announcements that investment highlighted at the International Investment Summit has subsequently been withdrawn or reduced. The Office for Investment continues to support business on all the investment projects announced at the su...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12101More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of farmers who will be affected by the withdrawal of agricultural property relief in Thirsk and Malton constituency.
Answer: The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief#:~:text=From%206%20April%202026%2C%20the,rather%20than%20the%20standard%2...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Community TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Better Buses Bill on connectivity in (a) rural and (b) underserved areas; and whether she plans to allow community transport schemes to participate in
Answer: As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this parliamentary session, which will put decision-making into the hands of local leaders, including in rural areas right across England. The Bill will se...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Departmental ResponsibilitiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with which businesses the Minister for Industry had meetings on 30 October 2024.
Answer: Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published routinely on Gov.uk as part of the Government’s transparency agenda.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: TrainingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness of the impact of mentoring on the business community.
Answer: Small businesses are the beating heart of our high streets, our communities, and essential to our economic success.Professional mentoring can have a positive impact on business growth. Opportunities to access a mentor are actively signposted through the H...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11656More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains her policy to commission an independent review of the Loan Charge.
Answer: The government announced at Autumn Budget that it will commission an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. Further details about the review will be set out ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Santander GroupDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings he has had with representatives of Santander since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State has met once with representatives of Santander since 5 July 2024.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill (HL)Department for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Second Report of Session 2024-25 of the House of Lords Constitution Committee on Product Regulation and Metrology Bill,
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is grateful for the Select Committee’s observations. The Committee’s concerns about the use of delegated powers in the Bill were also raised by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in its report of 1...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Deputy Prime MinisterDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times he has had a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State works closely with all his cabinet colleagues, including the Deputy Prime Minister as part of the normal operation of Government. For example, the Secretary of State and the Deputy Prime Minister have jointly met with businesses and...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for how many hours officials in his Department have discussed the Employment Rights Bill with trade unions since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since July, the Department for Business and Trade has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement around the Employment Rights Bill and broader Plan to Make Work Pay. Such engagement has been underpinned by a strong commitment to working in partnershi...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for how many hours officials in his Department have discussed the Employment Rights Bill with businesses since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since July, the Department for Business and Trade has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement around the Employment Rights Bill and broader Plan to Make Work Pay. Such engagement has been underpinned by a strong commitment to working in partnershi...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with (a) how many and (b) which trade unions he has met to discuss the Employment Rights Bill before its First Reading.
Answer: Since July, the Department for Business and Trade has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement around the Employment Rights Bill and broader Plan to Make Work Pay. Such engagement has been underpinned by a strong commitment to working in partnershi...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with (a) how many and (b) which businesses he has met to discuss the Employment Rights Bill before its First Reading.
Answer: Since July, the Department for Business and Trade has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement around the Employment Rights Bill and broader Plan to Make Work Pay. Such engagement has been underpinned by a strong commitment to working in partnershi...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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