Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government restructuring on the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Answer: Local government reorganisation will have impacts on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and may require the transfer of various functions, including the responsibility for administering an LGPS fund to a different authority. Member benefits are gu...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the entry for Casas Y Palacios in the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £500, January 2025, updated on 27 February 2025, what event she attended.
Answer: Details of international Ministerial travel are published on a quarterly basis on Gov.uk.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39802 on Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the pub
Answer: My Department has not made an estimate of the costs in question. It is for individual local authorities to decide how best to use the resources available to them.
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund: prospectus, published on 2 April 2025, whether groups that disagree with the Governm
Answer: The government has announced a new fund to provide a comprehensive service to monitor anti-Muslim hate and support victims. With cases on the rise, up-to-date and detailed information on incidents and drivers of this form of hatred will play a fundamental...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeports: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39870 on Freeports: Finance, what the budgeted (a) capital and (b) resource funding is for freeports in 2025-26.
Answer: Departmental budgets for 2025-26 will not be formally confirmed until the Main Estimate has been approved by Parliament.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give additional powers to local authorities to tackle unauthorised traveller (a) development and (b) encampments.
Answer: The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites, which can be found on Gov.uk here, sets out that local planning authorities should produce their own assessment of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need and plan to meet this need through their Local Plan. This in...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment Zones: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) capital and (b) resource funding she plans to allocate to Investment Zones in each of the next four financial years.
Answer: The allocation of Investment Zone programme funding to 2028/29 is published in the Investment Zones: technical document - GOV.UK. The amount allocated to individual Investment Zones is determined in consultation with the accountable bodies as part of the ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any Muslim organisations are not eligible to submit bids to the Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund.
Answer: The government has announced a new fund to provide a comprehensive service to monitor anti-Muslim hate and support victims. With cases on the rise, up-to-date and detailed information on incidents and drivers of this form of hatred will play a fundamental...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) authorised and (b) unauthorised traveller pitches count towards housing targets.
Answer: The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites, which can be found on Gov.uk here, sets out that local planning authorities should produce their own assessment of Gypsy and Traveller accommodation need and plan to meet this need through their Local Plan. This in...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the collection of household rubbish on the prevalence of (a) vermin, (b) odours and (c) insects.
Answer: Defra has not produced a specific impact assessment regarding service frequency for residual waste collections. Modelling for this would be subjective to the circumstances of each individual local authority. Through Simpler Recycling, all householders wil...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Equal PayMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of equal pay claims on the financial viability of councils.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers and responsible for complying with employment legislation, so the management of equal pay claims is primarily a matter for councils. The government does however fund the Local Government Association to run a Sec...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 39867 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will publish all e
Answer: In line with Cabinet Office guidance MHCLG publishes details of all spending over £500 using an electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) on a monthly basis.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLevelling Up FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40195 on Levelling Up Fund, how much has been allocated in (a) capital and (b) resource funding to the Levelling Up Fund for 2
Answer: Departmental budgets for 2025-26 will not be formally confirmed until the Main Estimate has been approved by Parliament.
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 41063 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Labelling and Marketing, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of amending labelling regulations on pu
Answer: While the Government has not made a specific assessment of the potential impact of amending labelling regulations on no or low alcohol products in pubs, work continues across the Government to better understand how we can reduce alcohol-related harms by e...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43883More
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 has provided on whether a linked donation which a Parliamentary candidate benefits from but g
Answer: The Electoral Commission publishes guidance for candidates and agents on donations that are held on a candidate's behalf by a party, such as in a local party fighting fund. How a donation must be reported depends on the intention of the donor and who cont...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 36686, on MHCLG: Industrial Disputes, what the disputed issue is between her Department and the PCS trade union relating to th
Answer: The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has declared a Trade Dispute and is balloting members on industrial action. The trade dispute includes planned closures of six offices as part of the department's location strategy, office attendance requirem...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFaith Matters and Tell MAMA: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund: prospectus, published on 2 April 2025, whether (a) Tell MAMA and (b) Faith Matters w
Answer: We are committed to providing a comprehensive service to monitor Anti-Muslim Hatred and provide support for victims. Applications to the Combatting Hate Against Muslims fund are now open. With cases of anti-Muslim hatred on the rise, up-to-date and detail...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she and her Ministers have had with Unite on the Birmingham bin strike.
Answer: The Secretary of State engaged with Unite last week to encourage them to get back around the negotiating table with Birmingham City Council. Talks between Birmingham City Council and Unite continue.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford City Council: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 38374 on Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential
Answer: The Government has consistently opposed both the BDS Movement and calls to boycott the State of Israel by public authorities including local authorities. It is not government’s business to monitor the number of debates or motions on any matter provided co...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFast Food: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38367 on Fast Food: Planning Permission, what guidance her Department has issued on the necessary and sufficient features of a
Answer: My Department has not published guidance on the specific features of a fast food outlet.As per my answer to Question UIN 38367 on 24 March 2025, it is for local planning authorities, when receiving a planning application from any of the providers named in...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 39802 on Regulator of Social Housing: Translation Services, whether her Department holds information on which councils do not
Answer: The Department does not collect information on which local authorities follow the guidance outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 12 March 2013 entitled Translation into Foreign Languages, Official Report, Column 5WS.
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFast Food: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38367 on Fast Food: Planning Permission, what rulings the Planning Inspectorate has made on the working definition of a fast f
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate has not made any rulings on the working definition of a fast food outlet.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 38374 on Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, what estimate her Department has made of the number of loc
Answer: The Government has consistently opposed both the BDS Movement and calls to boycott the State of Israel by public authorities including local authorities. It is not government’s business to monitor the number of debates or motions on any matter provided co...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to explore alternative funding models of Internal Drainage Boards.
Answer: Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) play a crucial role in managing water levels and flood risk. MHCLG recognises the continued increases in special levies which local authorities are having to pay over the past few years. This is why the government announced...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 3 February 2025, HCWS413 on the Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26, whether she plans to provide additional support to l
Answer: Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) play a crucial role in managing water levels and flood risk. MHCLG recognises the continued increases in special levies which local authorities are having to pay over the past few years. This is why the government announced...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
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