Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Electoral Commission: Government Departments and ParliamentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the documents that set out the relationship between the Electoral Commission and (a) the Government and (b) Parliament.
Answer: The Electoral Commission is the statutory body responsible for overseeing elections and regulating political finance in the UK. It is independent of government and is accountable to – and funded by – the UK Parliament for its reserved functions through th...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: AdvertisingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued guidance on the definition of readily accessible under Schedule 1, Class A, of The Town and Country Planni
Answer: We have not issued any guidance on the definition of readily accessible under Schedule 1, Class A, of The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Israel and Occupied TerritoriesChurch CommissionersTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54891More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52266 on Overseas Trade: Israel and Occupied Territories, which companies that trade with (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Territ
Answer: The Church Commissioners do not disclose details of restricted companies due to commercial sensitivity. As stated in the answer issued in UIN 52266 on 20th May, the Church Commissioners have a process where they may restrict companies which are considered...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: EnforcementDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published 2 October 2023, what progress her Department has made on the call for evidence on options to restrict local authorities’ (a) ability t
Answer: The Department for Transport’s ‘Statutory Guidance to Local Authorities on the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions’ makes clear that local authorities should never issue Penalty Charge Notices to raise revenue. The Department is currently consider...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Deputy Prime Minister's speech at UK Real Estate and Infrastructure Forum, on 20 May 2025, what steps her Department plans to take to move Homes England to
Answer: As set out in my letter to Homes England’s Chair on 30 September 2024, which can be found on gov.uk here, Homes England is currently working with my Department to progress the rapid implementation of a new Target Operating Model to ensure Homes England ha...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance document entitled Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions, paragraph 19, updated 16 December 2021, whether substantive represen
Answer: Yes, they can. Representations made to the Secretary of State on called in planning applications and recovered appeals planning applications after the Planning Inspectorate has submitted their report are dealt with in accordance with paragraph 19 of the p...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordValuation Tribunal Service: HandbooksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Valuation Tribunal Service has to update the Council Tax Manual.
Answer: The last published update for the Valuation Tribunal Service (VTS) Council Tax Manual was August 2023. This document can be accessed through the VTS website here. A further update is near completion and will be published in July 2025.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she can publish what planning rules have been made by the Planning Inspectorate in relation to asylum hotel accommodation in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate has not issued any rules specifically concerning the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50161 on Private rented housing: tribunals, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new Minimum Energy Efficien
Answer: Private rented sector minimum energy efficiency standards are part of a wider package of strengthening tenants’ rights. The Renters’ Rights Bill will introduce new protections for tenants to challenge unreasonable rent increases. Landlords will be able to...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: IranHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to disrupt pro-Iranian regime groups spreading extremist narratives in the UK.
Answer: I announced in my statement to the House on 4 March that we are reviewing where any Iranian interference is being conducted in the UK and that Iran has been specified on the Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) under the Natio...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48127 on Planning Permission: Equality, whether the Planning Inspectorate requires planning appeal applicants to provide personal
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate do not require appellants to submit personal diversity information or details relating to protected characteristics. PINS Inspectors are mindful of human rights considerations when making decisions and are fully aware of their re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: FraudMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Securing the ballot: Report of Sir Eric Pickles’ review into electoral fraud, published in August 2016, if she will take steps to implement
Answer: The previous Government responded to this review’s recommendations in December 2016. Statutory overview and scrutiny guidance was updated in April 2024 to take account of deeper devolution to mayoral combined authorities and the creation of combined count...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51397 on Permitted Development Rights, whether there is guidance to local authorities in addition to the document entitled Guida
Answer: There is no additional guidance to local authorities on publishing data beyond the document entitled ‘Guidance: Publish your Article 4 direction data’
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: BillingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local billing authorities are required to collect data on the name of each adult in a household when billing a dwelling for council tax.
Answer: Councils are required to assess who is liable for council tax for a specific dwelling and whether any discounts, disregards, reductions, premiums or exemptions are applicable to the dwelling or its occupants. However, councils are not required to collect ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taxes.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor work closely together to deliver the government's plan for change. Decisions on tax policy are for the Chancellor.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers' Private OfficesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she used her office in 70 Whitehall on 7 November 2024.
Answer: The DPM works across multiple locations each week, including 2 Marsham Street and 70 Whitehall. The details of ministerial routines are not shared for security reasons.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StatisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department collects statistics based on gender rather than sex.
Answer: The Department collects and publishes a number of statistical releases - of these, a small number include questions relating to sex and/or gender identity where relevant. These follow the previous Office for National Statistics (ONS) best practice of reco...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Unite trade union press release entitled Birmingham Bin Strike Escalates, published on of 21 May 2025, what role the Best Value Commissioners in Birmingham
Answer: Local Authorities are independent employers responsible for agreeing pay and terms for their workforce, and so the ACAS negotiations relating to Birmingham's waste service are rightly being held between the Council and the Unite trade union. Commissioners...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54875More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51120 on Admiralty House, what is the council tax liability for each of the unoccupied Admiralty House Ministerial residences in 2025-26.
Answer: Admiralty House residences are valued in Council Tax Band H.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment HubsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54874More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 May 2025 on Places for Growth 2030, HCWS633, if he will list the locations of the 13 cross-government regional hubs; and if he will estimate how many staff who will
Answer: The details of the 13 cross-government regional hubs can be found on the Places for Growth gov.uk page and are Greater Manchester, York, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Bristol, Cardiff, Belfast, Sheffield, Darlington, and Newcastle and T...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Consumer GoodsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54873More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51967 on Admiralty House, what was the cost of (a) removing gas appliances and (b) purchasing new electric cookers in the kitchens of the Ministerial residences.
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) does not hold this information. The removal of the gas appliances and subsequent purchasing of replacement electric appliances was over 10 years ago.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: CybersecurityHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has provided advice on the proposed Chinese Embassy at Tower Hill, London.
Answer: In line with previous responses, the planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government.The...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department collects data from local authorities on the (a) revenue from and (b) number of (i) on-street and (ii) off-street parking fines issued by local authorities in (A) London (B) the rest of En
Answer: The Department for Transport does not collect such data centrally. The Department has published statutory guidance which requires local authorities outside London to publish annual financial and statistical data on their enforcement activity. London Counc...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49771 on Parking: Fines, which parking sector stakeholders shared research with her Department.
Answer: The Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL), British Parking Association (BPA) and Local Government Association (LGA) shared a report of their research with the Department. They carried out an online survey and received responses from 43 L...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54869More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50855 on Revenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency, how many of those (a) HMRC and (b) VOA offices will be closed as a consequence of the abolition of the VOA
Answer: HMRC and VOA are working closely together on plans to bring VOA into HMRC by April 2026 which will deliver 5 to 10% of additional savings in VOA’s total administrative costs by 2028-29. HMRC and VOA regularly review their locations planning to identify op...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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