Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Refugees: Social Rented Housing and Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what access rights asylum seekers with refugee status have to social housing; and whether homeless asylum seekers with refugee status are entitled to emergency housing.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 34617 on 10 March 2025 and Question UIN 11929 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Boundary Commission for EnglandSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37585More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31951 on Local Government Boundary Commission for England, whether the Local Gove
Answer: The Speaker's Committee plans to hold a public evidence session with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) on 19 March 2025 to consider its draft supply estimate for 2025/26. This session will be made available on Parliament Live.Fo...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37584More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31952 on Elections: Expenditure, what guidance the Commission has provided on (a)
Answer: The Commission has published guidance for parties and candidates on how to distinguish between party and candidate spending, and how to report such spending. The classification of spend on a battlebus visit will depend on whether the spending promotes the...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37583More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31952 on Elections: Expenditure, what guidance the Commission has provided on (a)
Answer: The Commission has published guidance for parties and candidates on how to distinguish between party and candidate spending, and how to report such spending. The classification of spend on a battlebus visit will depend on whether the spending promotes the...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinesSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37582More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission issues fines to political parties that narrowly miss a reporting deadline.
Answer: The Electoral Commission takes enforcement action, including using investigatory powers and sanctions, where it is satisfied that it is necessary and proportionate to do so. Where it is satisfied it can resolve a matter without enforcement action, it will...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37581More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, for what reason the Electoral Commission briefing entitled Parliamentary briefing: Political finance rules, sent to hon. Members on
Answer: The Political Parties, Election and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) sets out the permissibility rules for political donations.Unincorporated associations who donate to political parties are required to be permissable donors. However, those who give money to ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Companies HouseSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37580More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to section 94 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, whether the Electoral Commission has been gr
Answer: Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Companies House has powers to share information with individuals and public authorities, including the Electoral Commission, as long as the disclosure aligns with the functions of the receiving...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Warm Homes Plan will (a) rationalise the number of home energy efficiency funding schemes and (b) streamline application processes for those schemes.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future. As a first step the Government launched the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) long-term vacant and (b) derelict homes returned to use count towards local housing targets.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation (Question 15) which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written QuestionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to answer Question 26478 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' Contributions, tabled on 27 January 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 26478 on 17 March 2025.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a cap on Mayoral Combined Authorities precepts for 2025-26.
Answer: The government has not set referendum principles for Mayoral Combined Authorities for 2025-26. The government held a consultation on the provisional local government finance settlement, providing opportunity for the public and local authorities to share v...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities and Integrated Care SystemsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to ensure that Integrated Care Systems operate on areas that co-terminate with Mayoral Combined Authorities.
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government recognises the benefits that aligned geographical boundaries can have for improving coordination between public services. The English Devolution White Paper therefore set out government's lo...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37574More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) terms of reference are and (b) timetable is of his Department’s resilience review.
Answer: As the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster set out in his statement to the House on Friday 19 July, this government is committed to undertaking a comprehensive review of long-term resilience. The resilience review is considering established practices and...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish LanguageCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37573More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of adults resident in the UK unable to (a) read and (b) write in English.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 12th March is attached.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37572More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant of the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19700 on Airports: Business Rates, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the rates revaluation in April 2026 and (b) the surcharge for h
Answer: The Government recognises that in the post-COVID world, expected valuations for airports at the 2026 revaluation amount to significant increases. The aviation sector is in conversation with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) about their 2026 draft rateable...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWarehouses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of hereditaments in England with a Rateable Value above £500,000 are internet retail warehouses.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency published official statistics detailing the number of non-domestic properties in England with a rateable value over £500,000, broken down by sector, sub-sector, special category and region here: www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousingTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37570More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many dwellings there were in England in April (a) 2010 and (b) 2024; how many of those dwellings had (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five or more bedrooms; and how many of those dwellings had a gar
Answer: Please see the response to UIN 32144. The Valuation Office Agency does not usually record whether a domestic property has a garden.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business Rates and Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37569More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32146 on Public Houses: Business Rates and Employers’ Contributions, for what reason the median rateable value is used.
Answer: The Transforming Business Rates consultation used the median RV of a pub (£16,800) to illustrate the amount the average pub is estimated to save in business rates liabilities (over £3,300) from RHL relief being extended at 40% for 2025-26 rather than bein...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37568More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30645 on Business Rates, if she will make an estimate of the number of hereditaments subject to the £500,000 multiplier if the threshold is not uprated in 2026.
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 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37229More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 32153 on Airports: Business Rates, how airports will be valued in the 2026 business rates revaluation.
Answer: Civil Airports for the 2026 Revaluation are being valued using the ‘receipts and expenditure’ valuation method. This takes into account the business’ income and expenses in determining the rateable value. As with other revaluations, the VOA are in discuss...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37228More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31955 on Private Education: Business Rates, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of liability for business rates on the commercial viability of
Answer: As the Government confirmed at Autumn Budget 2024, schools that satisfy the definition of a private school will lose any entitlement to charitable rate relief entirely. This may include private schools with some nursery classes, which, despite the presenc...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37227More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30146 on Business Rates, what estimate she has made of the change in overall cost of the retail, hospitality and leisure relief scheme without a cash cap.
Answer: Without any Government intervention, retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief would have ended entirely in April 2025, creating a cliff-edge for businesses. Instead, the Government has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount to RHL properties up to a ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDarlington Economic CampusTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37226More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days each Minister in her Department has spent working at the Darlington Campus since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Since 5th July 2024 the following working visits have taken place by HMT ministers at the DEC. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spent 3 days at the DEC, on 11th July 2024, 12th December 2024 and 13th March 2025. Exchequer Secretary James Murray MP has spent 4...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 29152 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality, which (a) contractors and (b) organisations that
Answer: a) Funding in the aforementioned response procured learning services from the following suppliers: Ernst & Young LLP through the Government Learning FrameworksInclusive Employers Ltd. b) This funding was not provided to any other organisations.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: ContractsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 25703 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants, what changes she has made to the neighbourhood
Answer: The current neighbourhood planning support contract was last changed in May 2024.The government launched the procurement for the neighbourhood planning support contract on 1 October 2024 and we will announce the outcome of that exercise in due course.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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