Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Lord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Further to Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, Q258, if he will place a copy of the s
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 11 June 2025 to Question 57229. A copy of the standard Conflict of Interest Declaration Form will be deposited in the Library.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: PlanningForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Question 347 to 349 of Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, if he w
Answer: The planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) who will make this decision independently in a quasi-judicial capacity. Consistent with long-standing policy, the G...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed (a) Embassy and (b) residence redevelopment in Beijing, and whether formal state consents are still needed.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response to Question 22931 on 16 January.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94012More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85827 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, for what reason the second homes council tax premium was billed in July 2025.
Answer: Before the Second Home premium was introduced in Westminster, the Cabinet Office were aware that the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was occupying Admiralty House (AH) as a second home and that council tax would therefore be payable by Government. In l...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the current operational status of the IPSO Arbitration Scheme, including whether arbitrators are presently being appointed to claims, and what evaluation she has m
Answer: The UK has a self-regulatory system for the press, which is independent from Government. This is vital to ensure the public has access to accurate and trustworthy information from a range of different sources. The Government therefore does not intervene i...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Identity CardsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92618More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85830 on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, whether the House of Commons will be required to undertake digital right to work checks on newly elected hon. M
Answer: In order to be eligible to stand for election to the House of Commons, a candidate is already required by law to be a British citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or an eligible Commonwealth citizen. This requirement is made clear in Electoral C...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Identity CardsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92617More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85830 on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, whether people will be subject to any sanction if they do not enrol in the digital ID scheme.
Answer: There will be no criminal sanctions for people who don’t enrol in Digital ID. The new digital ID scheme will help drive forward the digitisation of Right to Work checks by the end of this Parliament. We will launch a major digital inclusion drive to suppo...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: ValuationCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92616More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85200 on Admiralty House: Valuation, if he will place the valuation report in the Library.
Answer: The valuation report contains information that is commercially sensitive, and it is therefore not our policy to place such reports in the Library or share this information publicly.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: John Lewis PartnershipCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92615More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 85829 on Cabinet Office: John Lewis Partnership, if he will list each item purchased from John Lewis since 4 July 2024.
Answer: A list of each item purchased from John Lewis since 4 July 2024 is not held centrally and is therefore only available at disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92614More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department informed Westminster City Council that the Ministerial residence in Admiralty House occupied by the then Deputy Prime Minister should be billed for the second homes council tax premium.
Answer: Before the Second Home premium was introduced in Westminster, the Cabinet Office were aware that the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was occupying Admiralty House (AH) as a second home and that council tax would therefore be payable by Government. In l...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Identity CardsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92613More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025, to Question 85830, on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, how will employers undertake digital right to work checks if individual employees have not enrolled in Digita
Answer: The new digital ID will help drive forward the digitisation of Right to Work checks. We will launch a major digital inclusion drive to support this and help ensure nobody is left behind. This move away from paper-based checks will help crack down on illeg...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTim AllanCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92612More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tim Allan has met with representatives of Strand Partners since his appointment as a Special Adviser.
Answer: On starting his role, Mr Allan recused himself from engagement with Strand Partners in relation to the firm’s business, and from involvement in any procurement relating to Strand Partners during his period of employment.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security AdviserCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92611More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser has had with representatives of the Russian Federation since his appointment.
Answer: The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92610More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the presentations given at the cross-Government special advisers meeting in November 2025.
Answer: It would not be appropriate to publish presentations provided at internal meetings.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Football RegulatorDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has responded to the Commissioner for Public Appointment's decision notice on the Independent Football Regulator appointment of November 2025.
Answer: The department is committed to learning from this process and will work with the Cabinet Office to take forward the Commissioner’s recommendations.
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Adviser on Ministerial Standards: FootballCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92608More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will set out the full terms of his recusal on football matters agreed with the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister’s letter to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards on the 12 November which provides details of the relevant recusal arrangements.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85202 on Sports: Women, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Charity Commission have issued to (i) local authorities and (ii) chariti
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not issued guidance to either local authorities or charities on sporting events, and it has not received representations in relation to events in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. I refer the Honourable M...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 85821 on Controlled Burning, what discussions she has had with the Natural Environment Research Council on the publication of its
Answer: As set out in my answer of 31 October, the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC) responded to Defra’s consultation on heather and grass burning in England earlier this year. Their response is published on their website. The NFCC’s response was considered a...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 85203 on Peatlands: Fires, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the response by the Nati
Answer: As set out in my answer of 31 October, the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC) responded to Defra’s consultation on heather and grass burning in England earlier this year. Their response is published on their website. The NFCC’s response was considered a...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the timetable for his department and NHS England to (a) open and (b) close applications for voluntary exit following the merger of the two; and whether there are plans for a compulsory redu
Answer: Both the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England opened voluntary redundancy schemes in 2025, prior to the merger, to allow staff to leave before the merger takes place.The DHSC voluntary exit scheme launched on 2 April and closed 30 A...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2025, to Question 66478, on Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, whether the Government intends to involve amend the Licensing Act 2003 to prohibit the sale of alco
Answer: A non-alcoholic product differs from a soft drink as it is a beverage intentionally crafted to mimic traditional alcoholic drinks like beer, wine, or spirits. This is a newly emerging area, but there is some evidence to suggest that exposure to alcohol li...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlan MilburnDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 15 September 2025, to Question 73327, on Alan Milburn, what other (a) NHS, (b) social care and (c) other matters Alan Milburn has recused himself from.
Answer: Prior to appointment, non-executive candidates are required to declare all relevant interests. Appropriate mitigations are then put in place and approved by the Department.This process was carried out for the Rt Hon. Alan Milburn, whose interests and any ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2025, to Question 66478, on Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, on what evidential basis no- and low-alcohol drinks can cause harm to 16 and 17 year olds.
Answer: A non-alcoholic product differs from a soft drink as it is a beverage intentionally crafted to mimic traditional alcoholic drinks like beer, wine, or spirits. This is a newly emerging area, but there is some evidence to suggest that exposure to alcohol li...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Electronic CigarettesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Licensing Taskforce were consulted on the proposed ban on vaping inside pubs.
Answer: The Premises Licensing Taskforce were not consulted on the proposed ban on vaping inside pubs. Members of the Taskforce did not raise vaping in the wider consultation and Call for Evidence on Premises Licensing.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill gives us the powe...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving under InfluenceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85831 on Public Houses, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the drink drive micrograms levels in England, Wales and North
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are considering a range of policies under the new Road Safety Strategy, the first for ten years. This includes the case for changing the motoring offences, su...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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