Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Film: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65014More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to exempt film studios from the business rates surcharge for hereditaments with a rateable value over £500,000.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced an intention to introduce a higher business rates multiplier on the most valuable properties – those with Rateable Values (RVs) of £500,000 and above – from April 2026 to fund permanently lower multipliers f...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefending Democracy TaskforceHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60473 on Defending Democracy Taskforce, if she will publish a redacted version of the findings.
Answer: The Written Ministerial Statement I issued on 14 May provided a transparent and comprehensive overview of the Review’s key findings and recommendations, while protecting sensitive national security information which could be of use to our adversaries.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStreet Trading: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58059 on Street Trading: Licensing, what guidance he has given to local authorities on the use of Public Space Protection Orders to ban street stalls
Answer: The statutory framework for PSPOs sets out clear conditions for their use.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceTreasuryTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65011More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 5.8 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much of the spending line Memo: Police Core Spending is made up of (a) government grant and (b) council tax receipts in each ye
Answer: As set out in the Spending Review 2025 document, published 11 June 2025, the Phase 2 settlement provides an average 1.7% real terms increase per year in police spending power. Over the SR period, police spending power is projected to increase by an averag...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Driving Licences and Television LicencesHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding and (b) guidance has been given to (i) private contractors and (ii) local authorities on providing free (A) TV licences and (B) driving licences to asylum seekers.
Answer: None.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has met with (a) Dominic Grieve and (b) the members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia to discuss the working group and the definition of Islamophobia.
Answer: The work he refers to is being overseen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAbrar Islamic Foundation and Dar Alhekma TrustDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Charity Commission on the activities of (a) Dar Al-Hekma and (b) Abrar Islamic Foundation.
Answer: The Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth recently met with the Charity Commission to discuss a range of issues. The Charity Commission has live regulatory compliance cases open into the Abrar Islamic Foundation and the Dar Alhekma Trust and ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65007More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of May 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton to the Cabinet Secretary on the role of special advisers at party political events.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to the answer of 24 June, UIN 59090.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64777More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43478 on Admiralty House, if he will make it his policy to rent out the two empty flats in Admiralty House at a market rate.
Answer: This Government will take the same approach as the previous administration, as set out in my answer of 31 October 2024, Official Report, PQ 10703.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Residences: Electricity and Water SupplyCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64776More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on who should pay for the cost of (a) water and (b) electricity used in official residences occupied by Ministers.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has not issued any such guidance.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMarriage: CeremoniesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to lay a Legislative Reform Order to permit outdoor religious weddings.
Answer: The Law Commission’s 2022 report on weddings raises a number of issues around weddings law, including giving greater choice in how and where individuals can get married.Given marriage will always be one of our most important institutions, it is right that...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the (a) applicants and (b) Community Law Partnership received legal aid in relation to the case that resulted in the High Court decision of [2024] EWHC 1137 (Admin).
Answer: Whether or not an individual is in receipt of legal aid constitutes their personal data. Having regard to data protection legislation, it is not possible to disclose whether the Claimant in this matter received legal aid.Legal representatives only receive...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) she and (b) her Ministers have had discussions with (i) the Chair and (ii) members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia to discuss its work.
Answer: Details of ministers' meetings with external stakeholders and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Data for the period of July to September 2025 will be published in due course.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and Regions: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64772More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Prime Minister has to appoint an Envoy for the Nations and Regions.
Answer: There are currently no plans to appoint an Envoy for the Nations and Regions.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: WalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on their Collections Blueprint 2025.
Answer: No such discussions have taken place, however regular engagement take place with the devolved governments on matters of shared interest as necessary, including at the Interministerial Group (EFRA)
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: Public BodiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has provided to public authorities on what are reasonable charges under the Environmental Information Regulations regime.
Answer: The Department does not have a role in providing guidance to public authorities on reasonable charges under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. This is because the Freedom of Information Act 2000 sets out the general functions of the Informati...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61181,on Coastal Erosion: Flood Control, how much capital funding for flood defence his Department has allocated for each year of the
Answer: Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, this Government is investing record levels in flood protection. We are investing £4.2 billion over three years (2026/27 to 2028/29) to construct new flood schemes and maintain and repair existing defences ac...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of seasonal water tariffs on households with gardens.
Answer: Several water companies are trialling a range of progressive charging approaches. Ofwat as the regulator requires companies to ensure all trials are consistent with good practice principles. Through these trials the sector will learn how to best support h...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57663, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, how social tariffs will be funded; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact o
Answer: Social Tariffs are voluntary schemes designed and administered by water companies to provide a discounted water bill to qualifying customers who are unable to pay their water bill in full. These schemes are permitted to be funded through cross subsidies f...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61181 on Coastal Erosion: Flood Control, whether the quantum of the £2.65 billion funding over 2024-25 and 2025-26 has been amended s
Answer: Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, this government announced in February 2025 that it will spend £2.65 billion over 2024/25 and 2025/26, an average of £1.33 billion per year. This investment compares to £1.05 billion spent under the previous ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaAttorney GeneralTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64765More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Law Officers have met with (a) Dominic Grieve and (b) the members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia to discuss the working group and the definition of Islamophobia.
Answer: The Law Officers have not met with Dominic Grieve or the members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia, to discuss the Working Group or the definition of Islamophobia.The Law Officers have previously met with Dominic Grieve on matters un...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is considering providing metro mayors with powers to levy tourist taxes in their areas.
Answer: I have received representations on this issue from the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority and discuss funding matters with Mayors in the course of my work as the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution.The government ha...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from the Mayor of London on a tourist tax for London.
Answer: I have received representations on this issue from the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority and discuss funding matters with Mayors in the course of my work as the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution.The government ha...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64512More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has issued guidance on members’ associations set up as limited companies (a) registering with the C
Answer: The Commission’s guidance for regulated donees sets out the reporting requirements for members associations.Members associations are any type of organisation, including a limited company, whose membership wholly or mainly consists of members of one politi...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54870 on Parking: Fines, if she will publish the research provided by the (a) Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London, (b) British Parking Association an
Answer: The publication or otherwise of this research is a matter for the organisations that undertook it. It would not be appropriate for the Department to publish it.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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