Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Alcoholic DrinksTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64049More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54866 on Alcoholic Drinks, if she will remove the exclusion of the direct manufacture of alcoholic beverages from paragraph 2.12 of the UK Government Green Financing
Answer: The Green Financing Framework, published in 2021, explains how proceeds from green gilts and NS&I’s retail Green Savings Bonds will finance public expenditures that demonstrate a direct and positive environmental impact. The Framework includes guideli...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Prices Index: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64048More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason council tax is not included in the measure of consumer price inflation.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 1st July is attached.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 59321 on Police: Finance, what the grant funding to police is in cash terms in each financial year between 2024-25 and 2028-29.
Answer: The police settlement is an annual process and allocations will be confirmed for 2026-27 later this year.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 59314 on Local Government Finance, what the grant funding to local government is in cash terms in each financial year between 2
Answer: The Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) for 2024-25 made available £64.7 billion for local government, a cash increase in core spending power of 7.5% compared with 2023-24. The LGFS for 2025-26 made available over £69 billion, a cash increase in co...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: TrainingTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance entitled Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, published on 30 May 2025, which suppliers were used to provide Antisemitism and Anti-Islamop
Answer: HM Treasury volunteers coordinated 3 events on Antisemitism and Anti-Islamophobia with 2 paid for speakers- TellMAMA and Antisemitism Policy Trust (APT).
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: StatisticsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics holds comparative data on new dwellings in each nation of the UK in each year since 2008-09.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 30th June is attached.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63625More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55304 on Government Departments: Sanitation, whether the Government Property Agency plans to repurpose more gender-neutral toilets into separate male and female
Answer: The Government Property Agency continues to monitor the requirements of its estate. Changes are made as necessary to provide the best delivery for our clients and in line with legislative requirements.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Energy Performance CertificatesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63624More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Energy Performance Certificate rating is of the Deputy Prime Minister’s residence in Admiralty House.
Answer: The residences at Admiralty House are not separately measured for Energy Performance. The Energy Performance Certificate Rating for Admiralty House is B.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63623More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question HL7758 on Government Departments: Sanitation, if he will publish the Government Property Agency's guidance document that is now used in (a) new build and (b) ref
Answer: The Government Property Agency’s latest Workplace Design Guide (published March 2022) is available on GOV.UK. This is kept under review.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings by Savills Research entitled Housing Completions Forecast for England: May
Answer: The government does not recognise the analysis presented in the Savills’ research in question. The housing completions forecast it contains does not take into account the supply impacts of the measures announced at Spending Review 2025 or the further refo...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 May 2024, to Question 53574, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, and with reference to page 26 of the Section 106 agreement, for what reason the
Answer: As the application in question is before ministers in MHCLG to determine, it would not be appropriate to comment on specific elements of it.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLand Use: DocumentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it a requirement for the new Spatial Development Strategies to be written in plain English.
Answer: The government would expect strategic planning authorities to ensure that Spatial Development Strategies are clear and easy to understand.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have introduced Article 4 directions which restrict office to residential conversion permitted development rights.
Answer: 46 local authorities have made Article 4 Directions which remove the permitted development right which enables buildings in the Class E Commercial, Business and Service use class to change to residential use.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local authorities on the delegation of decisions by councillors to council officers in (a) executive, (b) mayoral and (c) committee systems of gov
Answer: The Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000, as amended, set out what types of decisions are to be taken by a council’s executive (whether leader and cabinet or mayor and cabinet) and which are to be taken by the full...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has provided to local councils on (a) discipline and (b) grievance in local government relating to senior officers.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces. This includes managing their disciplinary and grievance procedures, complying with relevant legislation.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Renters' Rights Bill on the (a) popularity and (b) take-up of Build to Rent new build.
Answer: My Department has engaged with a range of organisations, including Build to Rent operators, to understand their interests in the development of the Renters’ Rights Bill. We do not expect the Bill to have a destabilising effect on the rental market or the ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the amount of capital (a) grant and (b) subsidy to build a new social rent dwelling.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771).In awarding contracts under the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme, Homes England and the GLA will assess the need for grant on the basis of bids from social hous...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of funding for the new Affordable Housing Programme will finance (a) additional, purpose-built new-build homes on land acquired for that purpose, (b) the acquisit
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771).
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commission research on the operation of shariah courts in England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 50309 on 14 May 2025. Sharia Courts are not part of the judicial system in England and Wales.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Inspectors: Powers of EntryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether powers of entry for building inspectors apply to embassies.
Answer: The position in respect of diplomatic premises is covered by international treaties including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as applied in the UK through the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 and the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Private Rented HousingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission research into the potential impact of housing asylum seekers in private rented sector accommodation on (a) integration and (b) community cohesion.
Answer: The Home Office considers a range of factors when assessing the suitability of a local area for asylum accommodation and works with local partners including local authorities and the police.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will commission research on the potential impact of (a) first and (b) second cousin marriage on local communities.
Answer: We are aware that all aspects of weddings law, including first cousin marriage, are important. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is the Department responsible for community cohesion, including policy on faith, belief, and diasporic...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and MarkingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 57273 on Road Signs and Marking, what is the mechanism by which her Department is monitoring the implementation of section 81;
Answer: The operation of section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 is monitored in the same way as any other policy matter, with officials observing any problematic use of the legislation and engaging with the sector and public if they raise any co...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: TravelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 54295 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Taxis, how much of the £41,439 was spent on Ministerial travel.
Answer: Of the total figure of £69,021.26 spent on taxis in the period specified, £24,981.98 of the £69,021.26 related to Ministerial travel
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the monetary amount was of financial guarantees for housing provided by her Department from 2019-20 to 2024-25.
Answer: Between 2019-20 and 2024-25 MHCLG provided £3.254 billion of financial guarantees for housing.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
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