Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 25268 on Political Parties: Finance, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent (a) Iranian, (b) Russian and
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the Question UIN 25690 on 30 January 2025.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36095 on HM Land Registry: Buildings, if he will provide equivalent figures for each week expressed as the total number of emp
Answer: WeekCroydon office daily average attendance by week04/11/2024 - 08/11/2024200.611/11/2024 - 15/11/202420618/11/2024 - 22/11/2024199.225/11/2024 - 29/11/2024190.4 These figures do not include staff on short term leave. Staff are asked to manage their atten...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Delivery PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what guidance she plans to provide on the geographical scope of Environmental Delivery Plans; and whether the
Answer: Each Environmental Delivery Plan will be required to delineate the geography to which it applies. The scale of Environmental Delivery Plans will reflect the nature of the environmental impact being addressed. This could result in Environmental Delivery Pl...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled Major overhaul of planning committees to get Britain building, published on 9 December 2024, what threshold will be applied at which m
Answer: The government intends to consult on the delegation of planning decisions in England alongside passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Restoration FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there will be a minimum development size threshold for liability for payments to the Nature Restoration Fund; and whether self-build development will be exempt from liabi
Answer: The Nature Restoration Levy will not create a new financial burden since developers already have to meet the cost of project-specific measures arising from, for example the Habitats Regulations. The intent of the Nature Restoration Fund is to provide for...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Historic England on the reasons for which it did not appear at the public inquiry on the Chinese Embassy planning application.
Answer: DCMS Ministers have had no such discussions.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocracy and ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33487on Democracy and Elections, when she expects political parties to be consulted.
Answer: The government is currently in the process of consulting with various stakeholders, ahead of setting out our approach to elections and electoral reform for this Parliament.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTower Hamlets CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33490 on Tower Hamlets Council, if she will take steps to ensure that the Conservative group is represented on the Board.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 33490 on 5 March 2025 and UIN 30642 on 19 February 2025. The Deputy Prime Minister has set clear expectations for local opposition party involvement in Tower Hamlets Council’s Transformation and ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34287 on Unitary Councils, what criteria she plans to use to decide whether to request a formal review by the Local Government
Answer: As previously set out, my department is liaising closely with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England so that they are involved at the appropriate time to ensure fair electoral arrangements across the area of any new unitary local authorities...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Delivery PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publication of Environmental Delivery Plans; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that timetable on developments paused d
Answer: The government will work with Natural England to put the first Environmental Delivery Plans in place as soon as possible following Royal Assent of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Given the impact nutrient neutrality has had on development in some lo...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: CommonwealthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34616 on Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals, what checks are undertaken to ensure that Commonwealth citizens seeking to sign up t
Answer: Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are responsible for maintaining accurate electoral registers. EROs hold legal powers which allow them to request documentary evidence to confirm an applicant’s nationality, if they are not satisfied as to any applica...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of the affordability of the average band D Council Tax bill, in the context of recent increases.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for setting council tax levels, taking account of local circumstances. The government continues to set referendum principles to give taxpayers a final say over excessive increases. The council tax system contains a range ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34874 on Combined Authorities, for what reason that consultation asks respondents for their gender rather than their sex; and w
Answer: Collecting demographic information as part of conducting consultations helps us to understand whether the responses we receive are representative of those who live and work in the areas involved in the consultations. This will also help MHCLG conduct an e...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34284 on Empty Property: Shops, how many programmes in addition to the High Street Rental Auction fund are operating bidding sc
Answer: The design of the High Street Rental Auction Fund was set by the previous administration. This Government was elected on a manifesto that stressed a partnership approach with local authorities and an intention to stabilise the funding system by providing ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, if she will make it her policy to allow a representative from foundation strategic authoritie
Answer: As set out in its Terms of Reference, membership of the Council of the Nations and Regions consists of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, the First Minister and deputy Fi...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeportsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34283 on Freeports: Trade Unions, whether freeport boards members are subject to a similar fiduciary duty.
Answer: Freeport boards have a clear and specific remit for delivering the public policy objectives of the Freeports Programme and the resultant responsibilities of individual board members (both full members and observers) are defined in articles of association,...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 3 March 2025 on Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, HCWS487, to which Minister that group will report; and if the report
Answer: The Terms of Reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group have now been published. The group will report to the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and provide advice to...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34860 on MHCLG: Greenpeace, and of 11 March 2025 to Question HL5100 on Community Relations, whether her Department’s decision
Answer: Decisions concerning who we engage with are carefully considered by government departments on a case by case basis. The government will only engage with organisations when it is in the public interest.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34877 on Local Government: Reorganisation, for what reason Surrey’s unitary reorganisation has been placed on a quicker timeta
Answer: As set out in the letter sent to Surrey leaders inviting them to develop proposals for local government reorganisation, given the urgency of creating sustainable unitary local government for Surrey, the decision was taken to work towards reorganisation to...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of sharia courts in the UK.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member for Thirsk and Malton to my answer given on 18 December to Question 18879: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-10/18879.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses and Restaurants: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment with local authorities of the potential merits of introducing a unified regime for the (a) licences, (b) permits and (c) certificates needed to operate (i) restaurants and
Answer: Pubs and hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK. We are constantly testing our planning, regulatory and licensing regimes to ensure they remain proportionate and don’t u...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will hold discussions with (a) the Parliamentary Parties Panel, (b) usual channels and (c) Privy Council on political finance reform before publishing her proposals on tha
Answer: The Government will engage with all key stakeholders in due course as part of our work to deliver on our commitment to strengthen the rules on political donations.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to re-introduce the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill.
Answer: The government will not be reintroducing the Bill.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ConsultantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34282 MHCLG: Cost Effectiveness, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of her Department's use of consulta
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 22042 on 14 January 2025 and Question UIN 25703 on 14 February 2025.In line with the government’s overall ambition, we are targeting a 50% reduction in consulting spend by the end of financial y...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost EffectivenessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34282 on MHCLG: Cost Effectiveness, if she will itemise the individual efficiency savings made on communications in the 2024-25
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has made marketing efficiencies in 2024/25, which include media campaigns that were halted following the election.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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