Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Written questions
Morgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5359More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney, whilst Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, backed up official information on his government-issued iPhone through the Apple iCloud service, and whether the Advanced Data Protection fa
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 April 2026, Official Report, PQ 123637.
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5358More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's webpage entitled Help with the cost of living in 2026, updated on 10 March 2026, if he will include policies on council tax.
Answer: The Cost of Living campaign aims to increase awareness and understanding of government actions to raise living standards. This is in aid of helping citizens get easier access to the financial and household support they need. At this stage, the campaign do...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5357More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of his Department's (a) guidance and (b) manuals on undertaking due diligence.
Answer: As per the published Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments, appropriate open-source due diligence should be carried out by the department responsible for the appointment.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWes Streeting: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5356More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care accepted his Ministerial severance payment.
Answer: Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the relevant department’s annual report and accounts.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of referrals rejected by NHS providers due to capacity constraints.
Answer: National Health Service providers should only reject referrals in limited circumstances, including if they are deemed clinically inappropriate, the service the patient was referred to is inappropriate, or further information is required. Redirection shoul...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of rejected referrals on reported NHS waiting list figures.
Answer: National Health Service providers should only reject referrals in limited circumstances, including if they are deemed clinically inappropriate, the service the patient was referred to is inappropriate, or further information is required. Redirection shoul...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England collects data on referrals declined because a service lacked capacity or was deemed overloaded.
Answer: National Health Service providers should only reject referrals in limited circumstances, including if they are deemed clinically inappropriate, the service the patient was referred to is inappropriate, or further information is required. Redirection shoul...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP referrals have been rejected on administrative grounds since July 2024.
Answer: National Health Service providers should only reject referrals in limited circumstances, including if they are deemed clinically inappropriate, the service the patient was referred to is inappropriate, or further information is required. Redirection shoul...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England has issued to NHS trusts on the circumstances in which referrals from GPs may be rejected or returned.
Answer: National Health Service providers should only reject referrals in limited circumstances, including if they are deemed clinically inappropriate, the service the patient was referred to is inappropriate, or further information is required. Redirection shoul...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals from general practitioners to secondary care providers have been (a) rejected, (b) returned and (c) declined since July 2024.
Answer: National Health Service providers should only reject referrals in limited circumstances, including if they are deemed clinically inappropriate, the service the patient was referred to is inappropriate, or further information is required. Redirection shoul...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Services: Fringe BenefitsTreasuryTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3770More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129836 on Advisory Services: Fringe Benefits, whether HMRC has provide informal advice on tax liability on the provision of tax advice.
Answer: As set out in the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129836, the tax treatment of employer‑provided tax advice depends on the specific facts of each case, and HMRC does not have a standalone policy on this. HMRC provides published guidance to help employ...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3421More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission holds information on whether (a) Tether and (b) other types of cryptocurrency are being used to mak
Answer: To date, no cryptoasset donations have been reported to the Electoral Commission.The UK Government has announced that it plans to introduce a moratorium on donations in crypto assets. The intention is for this to apply retrospectively to any donations rec...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3420More
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 March 2026, to Question 120977, on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance the Commission has given o
Answer: Whether this should be treated as a donation will depend on the intention of the donor and who receives the donation. If the donor intends to give to the recipient via the personal services company, and the recipient has access to the donation, then the C...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3419More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the status of the Electoral Commission’s investigation into donations connected to a 2024 party leadership campaign, and wha
Answer: The Electoral Commission investigated donations connected to a 2024 leadership campaign. Evidence of potential offences outside its remit were referred to the Metropolitan Police Service on 6 January, and the Commission’s investigation is paused.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3418More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129179 on Members: Finance, what is the policy of the Electoral Commission
Answer: There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Electoral Commission and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards which sets out the agreed administrative arrangements between the two bodies. Where the Electoral Commission has reasonable grounds to...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: MayorsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3417More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Commission provides on how many local electors are needed to request the Proper Office to hold a by-election to fi
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not publish specific guidance for combined authority mayoral elections, but the laws are the same as local government elections in England. The Commission has published guidance for Returning Officers on both the timing of by...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConservative Party: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3415More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the status of the review by the Electoral Commission into foreign donations raised by the Conservative Party in the letter t
Answer: The Electoral Commission's assessment concerning the Centre for a Better Britain remains on-going whilst it undertakes relevant enquiries and considers the available information. There is more information about the Commission’s assessments in its Enforcem...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2794More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 121726, on Political Parties: Finance, if he will publish the analysis un
Answer: To inform its consideration of the potential impact of a profit test for company donations, the Commission analysed publicly available data about donations reported by political parties and company accounts published by Companies House. The Commission wil...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordQ ManivannanHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the immigration status of Q Manivannan MSP, and what type of visa does Q Manivannan currently hold.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases or disclose personal immigration details.
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Political PartiesHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the policy of the Home Office on (a) awarding and (b) extending visas to foreign citizens who have been elected in the United Kingdom as an elected representative to a local authority or devol
Answer: The Home Office does not operate a specific immigration route or policy for foreign nationals elected to public office in the United Kingdom.Individuals must qualify for permission to enter or remain under the Immigration Rules in their own right, and the...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: CryptocurrenciesHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Crime Agency has received any Suspicious Activity Reports relating to (a) cryptocurrency donations to UK politicians or (b) donations to UK politicians from individuals with crypt
Answer: For confidentiality and operational security reasons, the National Crime Agency does not comment on individual Suspicious Activity Reports.On 25 March the Government published the Rycroft Review into countering foreign financial influence and interference...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBirmingham City Council: ElectionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Courts & Tribunals Service holds a copy of the court transcript for the election court hearings, “In the matter of a local government election of the Bordesley Green Ward and Aston Ward of the Birmingh
Answer: HMCTS is unable to answer the question as the hearing was administered by another organisation. From research conducted, it is believed that the hearings were held at the ‘Birmingham and Midland Institute’, where Judge Mawrey was sitting as an Election Co...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: Politically Exposed PersonsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2789More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance the Financial Conduct Authority provided on cryptocurrency payments to domestic Politically Exposed Persons.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority publishes guidance on the requirements of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) with regard to politically exposed persons (PEPs). The MLRs require financial institutions, including FCA registered cryptoasset exchange pro...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: BalkansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 119947, on Money Laundering: Montenegro, whether any assessment has been made of whether laundered money from the West
Answer: Donations from individuals or organisations without a qualifying connection to the UK are prohibited. Recipients of political donations are required to take all reasonable steps to check that donations come from permissible donors and to report donations ...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2787More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118363, on Cryptocurrencies, whether (a) the Financial Conduct Authority or (b) Bank of England have conducted a review into Tether.
Answer: HM Treasury does not hold any information on this matter.
Answered 26 May 2026
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