Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2026
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Cabinet Office: FurnitureCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120962More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the make and model of the safe used by the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team in 70 Whitehall.
Answer: We do not comment on security matters.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120632More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the use of merit order when using a reserve list for the appointment of a (a) Cabinet Secretary and (b) Permanent Secretary.
Answer: The Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles set out rules on reserve list appointments (here, page 5). This applies to all appointments, and there is no separate guidance for appointment of a Cabinet Secretary or Permanent Secretaries.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120631More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary is for a (a) male and (b) female Permanent Secretary.
Answer: Of the 21 Heads of Department: For (a) Male Heads of Department the average salary as of 16 March 2026 is £200,324.For (b) Female Heads of Department the average Salary as of 16 March 2026 is £199,329.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants and Ministers: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120630More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for the forfeiture of a (a) Ministerial and (b) civil service pension.
Answer: Information on the criteria for forfeiture of a Civil Service pension is provided on the scheme website within the Employer Pension Guide.The Ministerial Pension Scheme is part of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund (PCPF) and there is no provisio...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120629More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the hon. Member for Makerfield is eligible for a Ministerial severance payment.
Answer: No. Unpaid ministers are not entitled to a severance payment under the terms of the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120408More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition is consulted on Cabinet Secretary appointments.
Answer: The Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition is not required to be consulted on these appointments. The First Civil Service Commissioner published the letter she sent to the Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition on the recent appointment of the C...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson’s (a) salary and (b) allowances whilst a member of the Senior Civil Service were liable for income tax and National Insurance, and whether he was resid
Answer: The same tax rules applied to Mr Mandelson's remuneration as apply to all other permanent UK civil service staff working overseas on standard contracts for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ElectionsHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 12 March 2026, Official Report, on Defending Democracy Taskforce, if he will make it his policy to ensure political parties are provided via the Parliamentary Parties Pane
Answer: The Home Office remains firmly committed to protecting elected representatives and those standing for election.If a candidate is in immediate danger, they should call 999 and reference Operation Bridger for Members of Parliament or Operation Ford for loca...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119949More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 79 of the Budget Policy Costings 2025, published in November 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction of the Cash ISA limit to £12,000 on revenues
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025, the Government announced that the annual ISA allowance will be kept at £20,000 with the cash ISA limit set at £12,000 from April 2027 for under-65s. This is part of the wider strategy aimed at supporting people to get into investing...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119948More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105914 on Cryptocurrencies, whether the Tether cryptocurrency is audited by any UK body.
Answer: HM Treasury is not privy to any information regarding Tether’s auditing arrangements.
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: MontenegroTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119947More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of changes in Montenegro's money laundering legislation.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting the UK’s financial system and identifying risks to our system. The National Risk Assessment for money laundering and terrorist financing was published in July 2025 and assessed international risks the UK faces, in...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on the annual uprating of fuel duty by inflation.
Answer: Rates will only gradually return to early 2022 levels by March 2025. At Budget 2025, the Government extended the 5 pence–per litre cut for a further five months, until the end of August this year. The Government has also cancelled the increase in line wit...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Inter MediateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 August 2025 to Question 69070 on Syria: Inter Mediate, whether there are any conditions on Inter Mediate receiving funding from foreign governmen
Answer: The same rules apply to Inter Mediate as all other UK charities, namely that they are free to receive funding from other governments, but have a responsibility to: (i) ensure that it is in the best interests of their charity when deciding whether to accep...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Institutions: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 113793 on Diplomatic Service, how many Notes Verbale have been issued to EU institutions since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he references in his question.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJournalism: ProtectionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the written statement of 23 February 2026, HCWS1342, on Media Freedom Coalition, if she will take steps to protect British journalists from being (a) harass
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the continuing absence of an apology from the leader of his party for her public attacks on the journalist Nadine White in January 2021, which led to extensive online harassment and abuse directed at Ms White, and which was conde...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 113793 on Diplomatic Service, how many Notes Verbale have been issued to China since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he references in his question.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has received representations from Inter Mediate on removing sanctions against Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 3 June 2025 to Question 52690.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJonathan PowellForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what interests Jonathan Powell declared whilst he was Special Envoy to the Prime Minister on BIOT negotiations.
Answer: There are established mechanisms in place for the management of interests. In line with long-standing practice, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not comment on individual cases.
Answered 10 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Chief of Staff: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119939More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to appoint a permanent Chief of Staff.
Answer: A complete list of Special Advisers is published on an annual basis in the Special Advisers Annual Report. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual staffing matters.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPravind JugnauthCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119938More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Jonathan Powell attended the meeting between the Prime Minister and Pravind Jugnauth on 23 July 2024.
Answer: The meeting between the Prime Minister and Pravind Jugnauth was before Jonathan Powell’s appointment as Special Envoy for BIOT negotiations.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 22 December 2025, whether he expects the UK to make financial contributions to the European Union as a cons
Answer: The UK will not make financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the provisions on competition cooperation. The UK‑EU Competition Cooperation Agreement signed on 25 February 2026 facilitates enhanced dialogue and operational cooperat...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Global CounselDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department had correspondence with Global Counsel between 10 February 2025 and 11 September 2025.
Answer: Yes. Cabinet Office are collating a cross-government response to the Humble Address related to Lord Mandelson and relevant papers will be provided to the House.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Business BankDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 113802 on British Business Bank, what the name is of the Aegon pension scheme and its default funds.
Answer: The British Business Bank’s workplace pension is provided by Aegon. Aegon Workplace Default (ARC) is the default fund.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: Dual JobholdingLeader of the HouseTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119365More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to introduce a ban on second jobs for hon. Members.
Answer: As outlined in our manifesto, the Government is committed to the principle that second jobs for Members of Parliament should be banned outside of very limited exceptions, such as maintaining professional qualifications.The Committee on Standards is curren...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment Ofwat has made of the potential impact of bills of family homes with gardens from the introduction of (a) seasonal water charging tariffs and (b) progressive water char
Answer: All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030 and some of them plan to introduce them more widely for additional customers if the trials are successful. It is important that water companies challenge themselves to develop progressive and pro...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
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