Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Local Government: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55454 on Local Government: Surrey, whether the Local Government Boundary Commission will be formally commissioned to undertake a
Answer: My department is liaising closely with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) so that they are involved at the appropriate time to ensure fair electoral arrangements across the area of any new unitary local authority.The LGBCE is res...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the policies she has adopted from the previous Government's document entitled Plan for Drivers, published 2 October 2023.
Answer: “The Plan for Drivers” was published by the previous government; the Department is focused on actions that will make a positive difference for drivers in the light of this Government’s priorities. These include providing £1.6bn enabling councils to fill 7...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Bus LanesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54299 on Motorcycles: Bus Lanes, if she will make it her policy to issue guidance to (a) local highways authorities and (b) combined authorities on an England-w
Answer: Any decision on whether to allow motorcycles to use bus lanes is a matter for the relevant local highway authority. In 2024 the Department for Transport ran a consultation on allowing motorcycles to access bus lanes by default, as is the case for pedal cy...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49771 on Parking: Fines, if she will publish the (a) correspondence and (b) research.
Answer: The research into the effectiveness of current civil parking penalty charge levels was carried out by the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London organisation in concert with the British Parking Association, and with the support of the Local Govern...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: IpsosMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the full specification was of the research commissione
Answer: The payments for research commissioned from IPSOS comprised: a) Research: work conducted as part of the Domestic Abuse Duty Evaluation, a three year independent evaluation of Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. b) Place level case studies: delivery of ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59356More
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 given guidance to (a) political parties and (b) Reform UK Ltd on whether the provision of resea
Answer: The Electoral Commission provides guidance for all political parties. The guidance states that any service – including research – provided to a party for free or on non-commercial terms is a donation. If the market value is above £500, the donor must be p...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50850 on Local Government: Israel, whether the (a) Local Government Ombudsman, (b) Local Auditor and (c) Parliamentary and Healt
Answer: There are no specific legal powers invested in independent, external bodies to take action over breaches of procurement guidance.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on considering downstream carbon emissions in planning applications.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that the need to mitigate and adapt to climate change should be considered in preparing and assessing planning applications.The government provides guidance on how carbon impacts can be taken into account...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Accountability and Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54882 on Elections: Fraud, if she will take steps to improve (a) transparency and (b) accountability in local government.
Answer: The government is taking steps to strengthen both. I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to Question UIN 54882 on 9 June 2025. Statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny was updated in April 2024. We are also working to strengthen standards, govern...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local PartnershipsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP en
Answer: This spend related to the Local Partnerships’ programme management of the Contract Management Pioneer Programme (CMPP). The CMPP was a capability-building initiative designed to strengthen contract management across local government. It aimed to equip cou...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Livewire ConsultancyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the goods or services were commissioned from Li
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to UIN 58018 on 12 June 2025.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59090More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Secretary plans to respond to the correspondence of 15 May 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on the Prime Minister’s and Home Secretary’s visit to Cambridgeshire.
Answer: The Cabinet Office responded to this letter on 23rd June.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59089More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards plans to respond to the correspondence of 27 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on the Prime Minister’s visit to Cambridg
Answer: The Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards is independent of government. A response will be provided in due course.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Centre for Homelessness ImpactMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, what the spending to CENTRE FOR HOMELESSNESS I
Answer: The Centre for Homelessness were commissioned to undertake a programme of ‘Test and Learn’ trials and a systems-wide evaluation of homelessness and rough sleeping.The principles guiding the government’s publication and release of social research can be fo...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: DatabasesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a National Parking Platform.
Answer: On 21 May the Government announced that, following successful collaboration with the industry sector, the British Parking Association will now take forward the development and running of the National Parking Platform (NPP).
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54896 on Civil Service: Recruitment, what the expected level of office attendance is in each of her Department’s offices outside
Answer: In line with this department’s policy, civil servants in offices outside London are generally expected to attend the office for 50% of their working time over a three-month period. Some exceptions apply where specific circumstances limit attendance to les...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54889 on Homes England, if she will publish the new target operating model for Homes England.
Answer: Homes England publishes details of its organisational structure in its annual report and accounts and framework document.The Agency will also publish a new Strategic Plan in due course, setting out how it will work with partners across England to support ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: VerianMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the document entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, March 2025, published on 28 April 2025, if she will publish the full specification of the research commissio
Answer: The Private Rented Sector research carried out by Verian forms part of the Department’s wider monitoring and evaluation work in relation to the Renters’ Rights Bill (further details can be found in its Impact Assessment here). Specifically, my Department ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTony BlairMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54904 on Tony Blair, whether she has held any discussions on government policy with Tony Blair.
Answer: As per Question UIN 54904 answered on 9 June 2025, the Deputy Prime Minister attended a Q&A event with Tony Blair. There have been no further official engagements between the Deputy Prime Minister and Tony Blair.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHistoric Environment RecordsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025to Question 54202 on Historic Environment Records, which sections of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 her Department (a) intends, (
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 17127 on 7 January 2025. We are giving consideration to how we implement those LURA provisions which support our growth objectives and will provide updates in due course.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on offering loans to property (a) companies and (b) developers.
Answer: It is for local authorities to determine their own capital strategies given they are best placed to understand local needs and are accountable to the local electorate.In doing so, local authorities have a duty to comply with the Prudential Framework and m...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether expenditure on (a) swift bricks and (b) bee houses and biomes for new-build homes can be counted towards biodiversity net gain units.
Answer: No, expenditure on swift bricks, bee houses and bee biomes cannot be counted towards biodiversity net gain (BNG) units which must be calculated using the main Statutory BNG metric or the small sites version of it.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from London Councils on the shortfall in compensatory funding to London boroughs for the increase in employer National Insurance contribu
Answer: The department actively encouraged representations from stakeholder bodies, including London Councils, as part of the provisional 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement consultation in December last year. The department has continued to engage with s...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role the Government plays in the setting of municipal parking fines for (a) off-street and (b) on-street parking in England outside London.
Answer: Local authorities are empowered by law to decide on appropriate parking arrangements, within the legal framework provided by the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA). In England (excluding Greater London), penalty charges are set by enforcement authorities u...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Second HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55308 on Council Tax: Second Homes, what the reference numbers are for each of the Valuation Tribunal cases relating to (a) coun
Answer: The Valuation Tribunal Service offer an online search engine which the hon Member may use to search any appeals relating to council tax liability, the second homes premium or second homes more broadly. This is available on gov.uk here.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
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