Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Electoral Commission: WalesSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48134More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 on the work of the El
Answer: The Commission regularly assesses the impact of legislation on its work, including the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024. The Act makes a number of changes to electoral law in Wales, including the establishment of an Electoral Management Board...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Companies HouseSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48133More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 42467 on Electoral Commission: Companies House, whether the Electoral Commission
Answer: The Commission regularly accesses data published by Companies House as part of its work enforcing political finance laws. It will make decisions on requests for additional data as appropriate to its enforcement work.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48132More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43087 on Elections: Expenditure, what guidance the Electoral Commission has given
Answer: The Commission’s guidance for candidates states that items provided for free or at a non-commercial discount with a value of £50 or less are not regarded in law as notional spending. They do not need to be recorded on a candidate’s spending return or coun...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48131More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission issues to candidates on declaring notional expenditure associated with policing and security
Answer: The Commission’s guidance on candidate spending laws explains that reasonable expenses relating to the protection of persons or property, such as hiring security, do not count as candidate spending. It therefore does not need to be declared on a candidate...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48130More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45675 on Candidates: Expenditure, whether the Electoral Commission releases cand
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not release candidate spending returns under the Freedom of Information Act.The Representation of the People Act 1983 requires returning officers to make candidate spending returns available for two years. As such, spending r...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who attends daily meetings between her Department and Birmingham City Council.
Answer: MHCLG Resilience & Recovery Directorate officials attend the multi-agency coordinating group established in response to the declaration of a major incident by Birmingham City Council. Area Team officials are also meeting twice weekly with Birmingham C...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDoncaster Sheffield Airport: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government backs mayor to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, published on 9 April 2025, how much of the £30 million fun
Answer: The £30 million funding is devolved existing funding that has been unlocked for the mayor to invest in local priorities by providing flexibility on its use through the new, flexible, long-term Integrated Settlement which we intend to implement in SYMCA fr...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) local planning authorities and (b) the Planning Inspectorate on whether applicants for planning permission should be required to
Answer: The government has not issued guidance specific to planning applications on providing information relating to protected characteristics and associated diversity information.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Environment ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate have issued guidance on the Supreme Court judgement UKSC/2022/0064 in relation to considering the potential impact of
Answer: The Supreme Court judgement UKSC/2022/0064 clarified that downstream emissions are to be considered for oil extraction projects where those emissions are an inevitable consequence of the oil extraction. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled Government calls last orders on red tape choking pubs, clubs, and restaurants in major boost to the British night out, published on 4
Answer: The government will work with the Greater London Authority to review strategic licensing powers and explore a pilot scheme, providing the Mayor of London with new powers over strategic licensing. Following any pilot, the government will consider the case ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MinistersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of days each Minister in her Department has spent working primarily at her Department's offices outside London since 5 July
Answer: MHCLG Ministers work closely with local leaders across the country, including visiting and working from locations outside of London, including the Department’s offices across the UK. MHCLG does not hold a central record of the number of days Ministers wor...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled OBR concludes planning reforms will bring housebuilding to its highest level in 40 years, published 26 November 2025, further to the H
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 5686 on 11 October 2024.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClient Earth: Judicial ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of judicial reviews by Client Earth to (a) her Department and (b) its agencies.
Answer: There have been no judicial reviews by Client Earth against the Ministry of Justice or its agencies.While Client Earth has brought judicial review cases against several other Government Departments, there is no centrally held data on the total cost of the...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreater London AuthorityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to London Council's press release entitled London borough leaders make united call for ‘seat at the table’ in new devolution settlement, published on 3 April 2025,
Answer: The Government remains committed to engaging local authorities, including London Borough Councils, and the wider local government sector on the detail of our reforms set out in the English Devolution White Paper. As part of this process, it will be import...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of retrospective Community Infrastructure Levy requirements on small-scale development.
Answer: Local planning authorities which have adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy are responsible for charging, collecting and administering the levy in their area, in line with legislation and with regard to guidance issued by government. The levy is inten...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing Laws: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant her Department's press release entitled Government calls ‘last orders’ on red tape choking pubs, clubs, and restaurants in major boost to the British night out, publishe
Answer: The government will work with the Greater London Authority to review strategic licensing powers and explore a pilot scheme, providing the Mayor of London with new powers over strategic licensing. The government and the Greater London Authority will work c...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform Homes England as an Arm’s Length Body.
Answer: On 7 April 2025, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster asked all Departments to review all arms length bodies to ensure there is the appropriate Ministerial oversight of delivery and that we are maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of all parts ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the value for money of a national Housing First rollout.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN 31735 on 13 February 2025 and Question UIN 15811 on 3 December 2024.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41465 on Permitted Development Rights, whether local authorities are required to publish Article 4 Directions; and what assessm
Answer: An assessment of the potential impact of the absence of a central repository of Article 4 Directions has not been undertaken. Householders and developers should check with their local authority whether an Article 4 Direction applies in a specific area.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Government calls ‘last orders’ on red tape choking pubs, clubs, and restaurants in major boost to the British night out, published on
Answer: The government will work with the Greater London Authority to review strategic licensing powers and explore a pilot scheme, providing the Mayor of London with new powers over strategic licensing. The government and the Greater London Authority will work c...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNight-time Economy: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Government calls ‘last orders’ on red tape choking pubs, clubs, and restaurants in major boost to the British night out, published on
Answer: The government will work with the Greater London Authority to review strategic licensing powers and explore a pilot scheme, providing the Mayor of London with new powers over strategic licensing. The government and the Greater London Authority will work c...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of a national Housing First scheme.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN 31735 on 13 February 2025 and Question UIN 15811 on 3 December 2024.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClient EarthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department engages with Client Earth.
Answer: Defra engages with a range of stakeholders including Client Earth.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Equal PayWomen and EqualitiesTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47704More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of equal pay legislation and case law on levels of industrial action in local authorities.
Answer: As set out in the King’s Speech in July, the government is committed to making the right to equal pay effective for ethnic minority and disabled people. This measure will be part of the upcoming Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. In delivering this comm...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivic Dignitaries and MembersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she has issued on whether incumbent (a) councillors, (b) council mayors, (c) Police and Crime Commissioners and (d) combined authority mayors may (i) stand for elec
Answer: Councillors, elected mayors of single authorities, combined authorities (‘CAs’) and combined county authorities (‘CCAs’) and Police and Crime Commissioners (‘PCCs’) are not disqualified from standing for election as Members of Parliament (‘MPs’). PCCs, in...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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