Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the letter to the Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton, from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, of 15 August 2025, when the Minister of State for Housing and
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not comment on live planning cases.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government’s Elections Strategy, published on 17 July 2025, whether prepaid cards will be permitted as voter identification.
Answer: Prepaid cards will be accepted as voter ID if they are issued by a UK bank and display the elector’s name.We will be bringing forward the relevant legislation when Parliamentary time allows.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Castle PointMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62882 on Elections: Essex, for what reason Castle Point district council is listed as having elections in May 2026.
Answer: Since responding to Question UIN 62882 on 30 June 2025, it has been drawn to our attention that Castle Point Borough Council has resolved to change from electing by thirds to holding whole council elections every four years and is not therefore due to hol...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical PartiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question HL9888 on Elections: Political Parties, which smaller political parties or third parties have been restricted from dual regist
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 69631 on 3 September 2025.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 62596 on Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Property Development, how many affordable homes have been built in developments
Answer: The Greater Manchester Housing Investment Loan Fund is operated by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). MHCLG and Homes England do not hold information in individual developments in this programme. GMCA is therefore best placed to respond to this...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic DrinksTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70580More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 68763 on Alcoholic Drinks, for what reason domestic alcohol production is excluded from green bonds.
Answer: All eligible policies financed by the Green Financing Programme are drawn from policies agreed by HM Treasury and departments in the Spending Review. These policies are assessed based on their contribution to the government’s climate and environmental obj...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: TrainingTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70579More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the Library a copy of the presentation materials for the Guilt of Being British seminar given by her Department's race network.
Answer: HMRC is focused on its three priorities as set by the government: improving day-to-day performance and the customer experience, closing the tax gap, and reforming and modernising the tax and customs system.The question refers to a planned departmental sta...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDarren JonesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70578More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has had with business organisations arranged through the (a) Labour Infrastructure Forum and (b) Bradshaw Advisory since July 2024.
Answer: Departments publish a quarterly register detailing Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations. These returns will be made available on GOV.UK in line with the usual publication schedule.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury Board: Public AppointmentsTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70577More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Senior business leaders bolster Treasury board of 13 August 2025, whether the three new Board members had declarable political activity.
Answer: Appointments to the HMT Board are regulated by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Sir Charlie Mayfield, Edward Twiddy and Jenny Scott have not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol DrinksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 66478 on Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, for what reason implementation of provisions on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled a
Answer: In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government committed to tackling harmful levels of alcohol consumption through exploring options to standardise which products can describe themselves as alcohol free. One of the first steps will be to explore raising the u...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCyprus: Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether trade envoys are permitted to visit northern Cyprus.
Answer: While carrying out official duties Trade Envoys are representatives of Government and are therefore expected to follow Government policy. The Government’s long-standing position of not recognising the self-declared ‘Turkish Republic of North Cyprus’ remai...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Political ImpartialityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has issued guidance to ambassadors on their participation in (a) fundraising and (b) other party political activity.
Answer: All members of the Senior Civil Service are subject to the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70573More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who attended the reception for content creators at 10 Downing Street on 31 July 2025; and what the cost was of the event.
Answer: As under previous administrations, details of official receptions are published in quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk.
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: PublicityCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70572More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued revised guidance on assessing the potential local dimension of future announcements undertaken in a pre-election period.
Answer: Elections guidance for civil servants is kept under review and will be published in advance of local elections in 2026.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: CampaignsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 121 of the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025, what crite
Answer: Under the current imprint regime, campaigners are required to include an imprint with their name and address on printed and digital campaigning material. While these rules have improved transparency, there remain cases both in digital and print formats wh...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: Commonwealth and EU NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025, what steps her Department i
Answer: The Government is committed to upholding the integrity of electoral registers. We are exploring a wide range of more automated approaches to enable improvements in both the completeness and accuracy of electoral registers, including making greater use of ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlagsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the (a) erection and (b) removal of (i) UK national and (ii) foreign flags on lampposts.
Answer: The government supports the flying of flags across the country. Flags should be an embodiment of bringing our country and our communities together. Guidance exists, such as ‘Flying flags: a plain English guide” - as set out in the Town and Country Plannin...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MinistersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the former Minister for Homelessness and Democracy has been given a Ministerial severance payment.
Answer: The former Minister has chosen not to accept the ministerial severance pay.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a budget for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Answer: Expenditure for the former Deputy Prime Minister was part of MHCLG budgets, which will be reported and published in the normal way.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and (a) DP9 and (b) Rule 6 parties relating to the Chinese Embassy subsequent to the ending of the planning inquiry.
Answer: Parties' responses to the reference back letter will be listed in the final decision letter and will be publicly available when that letter is published.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MinistersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has declared any property loan under the Ministerial interests regime.
Answer: The former Deputy Prime Minister declared her interests in line with the procedure outlined in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Second HomesCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70564More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53094 on Second Homes: Council Tax, whether his Department has issued guidance on applying for a job-related (a) council tax second homes discount and (b) exempt
Answer: The Cabinet Office has not issued any such guidance.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: ValuationCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70563More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 52864 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, when the Government last undertook a valuation of Admiralty House.
Answer: The valuation of Admiralty House was last updated in March 2025.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: MembersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from the Mayor of London on the provision in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill to disqualify a person from being a ma
Answer: My department has engaged with Mayors and the local government sector ahead of publication of the English Devolution White Paper, where this policy was introduced. The post of mayor is a significant role at the forefront of delivering change and demands t...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Lords CompositionCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70561More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 68482 on House of Lords Composition, how the Select Committee on the composition of the House of Lords will be selected; what will be the political balance; and
Answer: As stated in the Answer of 24 July, the Government intends to propose the establishment of a House of Lords Select Committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement. The details of the S...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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