Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Second Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of households that are paying the second homes premium on council tax.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51402 on 20 May 2025.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken research into the causes of (a) vacant and (b) long-term vacant dwellings; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of cha
Answer: There are a range of reasons for why a property may be vacant for a period of time and the Government wants to see more empty homes brought back into use. Councils have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on second homes and long-term ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on local government restructuring in Surrey; whether she plans to hold a formal consultation process on the number of new unit
Answer: I am currently considering the submissions for unitary local government in Surrey that were received on 9 May. Before a proposal can be implemented the statute – the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 – requires consultation. As I ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational LandscapesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities would be affected by Natural England's National Landscape area of outstanding natural beauty proposed designations for (a) the new Yorkshire Wolds, (b) the new
Answer: The Local Authorities affected by the Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape designation are North Yorkshire Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority. At present, the pr...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational LandscapesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the status is of Natural England's national landscape areas of outstanding natural beauty proposed designations for (a) the new Yorkshire Wolds, (b) the new Cheshire Sandstone Rid
Answer: The work considering the Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape and the Surrey Hills National Landscape extension is live and progressing in line with information shared on the project websites. There have been no major changes to timetables since July 2024, ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51391 on Water Charges, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) progressive and (b) rising block
Answer: As the water regulator, Ofwat regulates the charging trials by issuing rules that require companies to set fair charges for all customers, and to ensure all trials are consistent with good practice principles. Companies must also consult with the Consumer...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase sewage capacity for new build homes.
Answer: Ofwat published their final determinations for Price Review 2024 on 19 December, setting company expenditure and customer bills for 2025-2030. The £104 billion funding package is the highest level of investment in the water sector since privatisation and ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51391 on Water Charges, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of seasonal water metering tariffs on wa
Answer: The Government supports innovative approaches aiming to make bills more affordable for their customers. Defra are not conducting separate assessments. Ofwat regulates the trials by requiring companies to ensure all trials are consistent with good practice...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: MinistersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days Ministers in his Department have worked in (a) departmental offices and (b) Government hubs outside London since 5 July 2024.
Answer: As under the previous Government, Defra does not hold specific information regarding how many days Defra Ministers have worked in departmental offices and Government hubs outside of London since 5 July 2024.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Second HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 52861 on Empty Property: Council Tax, how many council tax appeals relating to second homes have been considered by the Valuatio
Answer: The Valuation Tribunal for England have cleared 1102 Council Tax Liability appeals since 1 July 2024. Fewer than 100 of these cases referenced issues relating specifically to second homes.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Housing Ombudsman press release entitled, Housing Ombudsman urges Hackney Council to avoid positivity prism as it drives performance improvement, published
Answer: The Department welcomes the Housing Ombudsman’s report on Hackney Council, published on 22 May 2025, and takes its findings seriously. Issuing such reports is part of the Housing Ombudsman Services’ role in using insights from individual cases to identify...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55306More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2025, to Question 51870, on Government Departments: Sanitation, whether any gender-neutral toilets have been installed on the Government estate since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) uses the terms single-sex toilet and universal toilet (in line with Building regulation Approved Document T) when referring to toilet facilities. All new Government Hubs which the GPA are developing are planned to have...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance in addition to the Ministerial Code on engaging with extremist organisations that are subject to a Government policy of non-engagement or proscription in a (
Answer: No such guidance is considered necessary. The Government's policy on these matters is clear, and is unchanged from the approach adopted under successive Governments before.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55304More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 51870 on Government Departments: Sanitation, what the (a) Department and (b) location is of each gender-neutral toilet that has been removed; and whether each ge
Answer: Within the Government Property Agency (GPA)’s managed estate, there have been 22 gender-neutral toilets repurposed at 3-8 Whitehall Place. These have been converted into 11 male and 11 female toilets. The building maintains suitable provision of accessibl...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52624 on Asylum: Housing, if she will publish the template accommodation contract for accommodation under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Answer: Information about contracts with the government and its agencies, including the Asylum Accommodation Support and Service Contracts are available at: Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Missions Annual Report 2024-25, published on 21 May 2025, whether she plans to continue collating metrics on well-being.
Answer: While this Government has drawn a line under the levelling up missions framework, we remain committed to monitoring well-being and tackling regional inequalities through our five central missions. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport continues to c...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: LoansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on offering loans to developers at (a) less than market rate and (b) on preferential terms.
Answer: It is for councils to determine their own capital strategies, as 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 must have r...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: SewageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on the use of grampian conditions in planning permissions relating to the non-occupation of new build properties before sewage capacity
Answer: The Department’s Planning Practice Guidance provides guidance on the use of negatively-worded planning conditions (often termed Grampian conditions) which restrict the occupation of a development until a certain action has occurred such as the provision o...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional dwellings that would be needed to provide housing for asylum seekers following the reduction in the use of hotel and hostel accommodat
Answer: The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders and consider a range of options to fulfil its statutory obligations, and deliver our commitment to reduce overall cost of asylum accommodation, including the use of hotels over time.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Employers' ContributionsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7317 on Fire and Rescue Service and Police: Employers’ Contribution, what methodology her Department used to calculate the National Insurance
Answer: Allocations of the relevant funding were based on total workforce headcount shares as at March 2024.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 52622 on National Security: China, what information her Department holds on whether the United Front Work Department has sought to interfere in the pl
Answer: In line with my previous response to UIN 29609 on 12/02/25, the planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7317 on Fire and Rescue Service and Police: Employers’ Contribution, what methodology her Department used to calculate t
Answer: On 3 February 2025, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published the 2025/26 Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) which sets out funding allocations for all local authorities including fire and rescue. At the Settlemen...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Missions Annual Report 2024-25, published on 21 May 2025, whether her Department considered implementing the social fabric index target in the
Answer: The Social Fabric Index ‘Adapted Relationship Thread’ was included as one of four headline metrics in the February 2024 Statement of Levelling Up Missions for the Pride in Place mission. The underlying data for the index is not publicly available, requiri...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Annex 10 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment, published in May 2025, in which financial year the 374,000 annual new additions in England
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 includes a new Standard Method for assessing housing needs that is aligned to our Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million new safe and decent homes in England by the en...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AviationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52273 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Aviation, what journeys comprise the (a) £33,025 and (b) £1,878
Answer: I will arrange for this information to be deposited in the House of Commons Library.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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