Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the upfront cost to the public purse of local government restructuring and (b) the configuration of unitary restructuring necessary
Answer: We have no estimate of the upfront cost of reorganisation. As set out in my answers to Question UIN 31960 answered on 3 March 2025, and Question UIN 48973 answered on 8 May 2025, the upfront costs of local government reorganisation will be a matter for lo...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) which water companies are planning to trial seasonal water tariffs and (b) the timetables for those trials.
Answer: All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030. A list of all current and planned trials is publicly available on Ofwat’s website, which can be found here.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) metered and (b) unmetered households can refuse the installation of a water smart meter.
Answer: Smart metering is essential for Government water demand reduction targets. Defra has set out, through its regulators, that it expects water companies to uphold their commitment to halve leakage by 2050, through smart metering as part of the statutory wate...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51132 on Water Charges, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rollout of (a) progressive water metering or rising
Answer: The Government supports innovative approaches aiming to make bills more affordable for their customers. Defra are not conducting separate assessments. Ofwat regulates the trials by requiring companies to ensure all trials are consistent with good practice...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets have been set by (a) his Department and (b) Ofwat on rolling out residential water smart meters between 2025 and 2030; and how smart meters are funded.
Answer: Smart metering is essential for Government water demand reduction targets. Defra has set out, through its regulators, that it expects water companies to uphold their commitment to halve leakage by 2050, through smart metering as part of the statutory wate...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which water companies are planning to trial progressive or rising block water tariffs, and to what timetables, according to the latest information held by (a) Ofwat and (b) his Departm
Answer: All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030. A list of all current and planned trials is publicly available on Ofwat’s website, which can be found here.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and MarkingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the operation of the arrangements in relation to the implementation of Section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 on
Answer: My Department continues to monitor the implementation of s.81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Reform of planning committees: technical consultation, published on 28 May 2025, whether the Full Council of a local authority will be
Answer: As set out in the technical consultation on reform of planning committees published on 28 May 2025, all applications in Tier A would be delegated to planning officers. However, Question 5 asks for views on whether there should be a mechanism to bring a Ti...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance entitled Sensitive information in planning applications have been used for the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in
Answer: There is no direction under section 321 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in force in respect of this case.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51872 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants, how many staff are in a redeployment position in
Answer: The department does not hold this information.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has a policy on the use of technical language in planning applications.
Answer: The government has no specific policy related to the use of technical language in planning applications.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of second home dwellings liable for the second homes council tax premium being flipped to holiday lets liable for
Answer: The government is not aware of any substantial evidence which demonstrates a trend of second homes being converted into holiday lets. There is a clear set of criteria before a holiday let can be assessed for business rates. The property must have been ava...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Local government reorganisation: summary of feedback on interim plans, published on 3 June 2025, if she will publish each
Answer: We have no plans to publish the feedback provided to individual areas. There will be a significant volume of correspondence with local authorities as part of the reorganisation programme and we do not consider it appropriate to publish all of that corresp...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Visits: DoncasterCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57266More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any special advisers attended the Prime Minister's visit to Doncaster on 10 April 2025.
Answer: Special advisers routinely travel with the Prime Minister and did so on 10 April, including so as to provide support in the conduct of any official duties, which can arise at any time.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Dwelling Management OrdersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46286 on Housing, whether she plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals and (b) update guidance on Empty Dwelling Manag
Answer: As set out in the Devolution White paper, we are committed to strengthening local authority powers to take over the management of vacant residential premises. Further updates will be provided in due course.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question HL070 on Unitary Councils, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine when to make a request to the Local Gover
Answer: As set out in my answers to PQ 38625 and 34287, my department is liaising closely with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) so that they are involved at the appropriate time. The process set out in the Local Government and Public I...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend planning (a) policy and (b) legislation to help facilitate the construction of new water reservoirs.
Answer: On 29 May, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced the Fens and Lincolnshire Reservoirs would be given ‘nationally significant’ status and set out the government’s intention to legislate so that similar projects would ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical PartiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on recharging visits that include a mix of political and official engagements from political parties.
Answer: In line with the practice of successive administrations, this is considered on a case by case basis, in line with Chapter 10 of the Ministerial Code.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Home Department of 2 June 2025, Official Report, column 13, for what reason Baroness Casey requested a short extensi
Answer: Baroness Louise Casey was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive audit into the nature, scale, and profiles of group-based child sexual exploitation. I updated the House on 2 June that Baroness Casey has requested a short extension to her work from the...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2025 to Question 52623 on Offences Against Children, if she will place in the Library (a) a copy of the letter sent to all local authorities on 12 March 2025, and (b)
Answer: Baroness Louise Casey was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive audit into the nature, scale, and profiles of group-based child sexual exploitation. I updated the House on 2 June that Baroness Casey has requested a short extension to her work from the...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2025, published on 30 May 2025, for what reason her Department has ceased publishing data
Answer: MHCLG reviewed and amended the publication of its spend data to make it more accessible to the lay reader. We are currently in the process of aligning the data that we publish with Cabinet Office mandatory expectations.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what weight her Department gives to planning representations made directly to the Secretary of State after a called-in public inquiry has taken place and prior to the decision-no
Answer: All relevant information is taken into account before the Secretary of State determines a called-in planning application or recovered appeal.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45696 on Planning Permission, if she will publish the Planning and Infrastructure Bill environmental principles assessment.
Answer: Environmental Principles assessments are not routinely published. However, environmental considerations in respect of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill were given due regard in line with the requirements of the Environment Act 2021.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled The Plan for Drivers, published in October 2023, what progress she has made on updating 20mph zone guidance for England.
Answer: The Plan for Drivers was published by the previous Government.Decisions on making local speed limits on roads in England rest with traffic authorities who have responsibility for roads in local areas. The Department for Transport issues best practice guid...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 June 2025 entitled Planning reform and housing delivery, HCWS673, who will be responsible for determining whether plannin
Answer: Through regulations we will set out which planning applications should be delegated to planning officers and which could go to a planning committee, if the Chair of the committee and chief planning officer (or equivalent officer in local planning authorit...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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