Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Internal Drainage Boards: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additional funding to Internal Drainage Boards.
Answer: The Government fully supports the important work internal drainage boards (IDBs) do in managing water and flood risk, benefiting communities, businesses and the environment. On 31st March the Government announced an additional £16 million boost to the IDB...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additional funding to 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 43487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform Internal Drainage Board special levies.
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 recordEmbassies: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35701 on Embassies: Planning Permission, whether local authorities can enforce against planning breaches by Embassies which op
Answer: Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, embassies and their staff are protected from the jurisdiction of the host country's courts. However, embassies are still expected to respect local laws and work cooperatively with local authorities to r...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: FlagsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 35702 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags, whether his Department had previously applied for planning p
Answer: The bisexual flag was flown on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) internal Quad flagpole in September 2024. It was thought the flag would not be visible to the public, and so no planning permission was sought. It has subsequently been...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 35705 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, whether he plans for the recommendation of the Phase two of the independent commission to
Answer: Chaired by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, the independent commission on adult social care will be undertaken in two phases.Phase 1, reporting in 2026, will identify the biggest challenges in adult social care and recommend practical changes to improve peop...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Local PressMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change, published on 21 January 2
Answer: Planning law requires local planning authorities to publicise planning applications through various means, including site notices, advertisements in local newspapers, and publishing information on their website. The government are exploring ways to enhanc...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousehold Support FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the written statement of 4 March 2025, HCWS495, on Household Support Fund, what estimate she has made of the number of local authorities that are using the fund to provide support for pensio
Answer: Local Authorities can use the Household Support Fund (HSF) to provide support with energy costs to households in need.Management Information on how funding has been spent in previous years, including the proportion spent on households with pensioners and ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43481More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) local authorities, (b) state schools, (c) universities and (d) NHS Trusts subject to the business rates surcharge for properties with a rateable value over £500,000 from April 2026 onwards will receive c
Answer: We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (R...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43478More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Admiralty House is used for; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using that building for civil servants in his Department.
Answer: Admiralty House is a Grade I listed building, and is not an office workspace in the traditional sense. The building contains state rooms, which are used for events, and three flats, which can be allocated at the request of the Prime Minister.This is the s...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordReturning OfficersSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43477More
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 produced guidance on the inclusion of local Electoral Returning Officers within the definition
Answer: The Electoral Commisson has not produced guidance on the inclusion of local Electoral Returning Officers within the definition of local authorities for the Re-Use of Public Sector Information.The Electoral Commission produces guidance on the roles and res...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: PylonsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of proximity to an electricity pylon on the average capital value of an average house.
Answer: The Government does not assess the impact of new transmission network infrastructure on house prices. Landowners, businesses and homeowners that have electrical equipment, such as pylons or towers, sited on their land have the right to compensation for th...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTower of LondonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35700 on Tower of London, whether the Government has had discussions with UNESCO on the potential impact of the planning application for a new
Answer: On 28 February 2025, DCMS submitted a ‘paragraph 172 notification’ letter to the World Heritage Centre that included updated information on a range of developments relating to the Tower of London World Heritage Site. The letter included an update on the p...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefuges: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43100More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many refuges are in each local authority area in England and Wales according to hereditament data held by the Valuation Office Agency to the closest associated Special Category Code.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency does not record data on refuges by Special Category Code.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousingTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43099More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37570 on Housing, whether the Valuation Office Agency collects data on the (a) total plot size of the curtilage of a dwelling and its surrounds including any garde
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency only requires data on a dwelling’s total plot size when it is non-standard for a typical property of that type. Plot size is recorded in these instances because an unusually large or small plot could influence the property’s as...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43098More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £500,000 rateable value threshold will be uprated in April 2026 in line with the average percentage uplift in aggregate rateable values from the 2026 business rates revaluation.
Answer: The Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This tax cut must be sustainably funded, and so the Government intends to apply...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35307, on Asylum: Contracts, whether her Department directly procures asylum accommodation itself, separate to those contracts.
Answer: The Home Office is working closely with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation for the taxpayer.As part of this programme, the Home Office works with its contracted Est...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Spaces Protection Orders: Fixed PenaltiesHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38055 on Public Space Protection Orders: Fixed Penalties, whether (a) local authorities and (b) outsourced contracts can generate a profit from the
Answer: The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers they can use to respond to anti-social behaviour (ASB), including the Public Spaces Protection Order (P...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocracy and ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38627 on Democracy and Elections, if she will name each of the stakeholders who have been consulted to date.
Answer: The Government engages with a broad range of stakeholders including local authorities, Civil Society Organisations and electoral bodies including the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, The Society of Local Authority Chief E...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Spaces Protection OrdersHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the Public Space Protection Orders in force by local authority.
Answer: The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of tools and powers they can use to respond to anti-social behaviour (ASB), including the Public Spaces Protection Order (P...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJews: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2562 on Jewish Safety, when the Jewish Community Crime, Policing and Security Taskforce last met.
Answer: The taskforce last met on October 23rd, 2023. To discuss the surge in antisemitism seen in UK following the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7th, 2023.We continue to work closely with the Community Security Trust (CST) and other stakeholders in the Jewi...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome OfficeHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 33043 on Home Office, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency of approach in its engagement policy.
Answer: Decisions on engagement are always best made on a case-by-case basis, after consulting the relevant evidence and priorities.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWritten Questions: Government ResponsesLeader of the HouseTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43090More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37209 on Government Departments: Written Questions, whether it is her policy that if information would be released under the Environmental Information Regulations it shoul
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to Question 37209, which answers his question.I encourage the Hon. Member to raise any specific issues they may have regarding PQ responses with myself and my office.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much local highway authorities in England will receive in 2025-26 from the (a) pothole fund, (b) highways maintenance block needs, (c) highways maintenance block incentive, (d) integrated transport block, (
Answer: During 2025/26, the Department will provide a total of £1,567 million to local highway authorities in England under a new single, consolidated highway maintenance capital grant. This consolidates into one single funding stream the previous pothole fund, h...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43088More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question HL5597 on Political Parties: Finance, if he will place in the Library an unredacted version of the guidance.
Answer: As set out in response to question HL5597, the guidance document in question is owned by the House of Lords Appointments Commission and is an internal document for Commission members. When ordering release of the guidance in December 2021, the Information...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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