Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Housing: WindowsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to make changes to the cost of (a) Lawful Development Certificate and (b) householder planning consent application in relation to making changes to the windows
Answer: The fee for the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse will increase to £528 from 1 April 2025. The fee for lawful development certificates will vary depending on the type of development involved.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on doughnut-sized unitary local authorities.
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper announced a programme of local government reorganisation for two-tier areas, and set out that Government will also facilitate reorganisation for those unitary councils where there is evidence of failure or where their si...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefending Democracy TaskforceHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase the transparency of the work of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.
Answer: The Defending Democracy Taskforce continues to drive forward a programme of work to address the full range of threats to our democracy.I will, as Chair of the Taskforce, update Parliament in due course particularly on the work of the Taskforce to tackle h...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to expand existing unitary authorities.
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper announced a programme of local government reorganisation for two-tier areas, and set out that Government will also facilitate reorganisation for those unitary councils where there is evidence of failure or where their si...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Public and Commercial Services Union on industrial action in her Department; and whether a formal notice of industrial action has been issue
Answer: The Public and Commercial Services Union has declared a Trade Dispute with the Department and is balloting members on industrial action. Discussions with Trade Union representatives on a range of issues continue to take place.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 31044 on Planning: Reform, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of listing the names of the organisationa
Answer: The Department does not routinely publish a list of organisations responding to public consultations. Many organisations choose to publish their responses on their websites.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreedom of ExpressionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 24223 on Freedom of Expression, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of introducing a definition of Islamo
Answer: The Government has established a new working group to provide government with a definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia, advising government and other bodies on how to best understand, quantify and define prejudice, discrimination, and hate crime ta...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on whether a road in a new build development should be adopted by a local authority.
Answer: Any decision on whether or not to adopt roads of this sort is a matter for the local highway authority. The Department has published guidance on gov.uk on Highways Adoption: The Adoption of Roads into the Public Highway, which was last updated in August 2...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) reduce the level and (b) increase the transparency of service charges on (i) private estates and (ii) new build developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the level of duplication of regulation on fire matters in (a) building regulation and (b) plannin
Answer: Fire safety regulations in building regulation and planning permission processes serve distinct purposes and are not duplicated. Planning addresses fire safety in relation to land-use planning matters, such site layout, and access for emergency services. ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons she appointed Dominic Grieve as the Chair of the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia working group.
Answer: The Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group has been established to provide government with a non-statutory definition of Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia, supporting a wider stream of work to tackle the unacceptable incidents of anti-Muslim...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 22777 on HM Land Registry: Buildings, and with reference to the Public and Commercial Services Union press release entitled
Answer: The action short of a strike (as per the Public and Commercial Services Union press release of 22 January 2025) is continuing as are talks with PCS to conclude the dispute.The industrial action in question does not alter the expectation that HM Land Regis...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36678More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will ask the Electoral Commission to publish (a) invoices and (b) receipts relating to its spending by the Labour Party on its
Answer: The use of a battlebus by the Labour Party was reported in its return submitted to the Electoral Commission in January.The Commission will publish the spending returns for parties and campaigners that spent over £250,000 at the 2024 general election in th...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department collects data on the number of known rough sleepers that have been offered statutory support by local authorities.
Answer: Statutory homelessness statistics can be found here. Tables: A4P, A4R provide information on number of households who are owed a prevention or relief duty, broken down by accommodation at the time of application, including rough sleeping.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower InquiryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government response, published on 26 February 2025, whether she plans to implement recommendations accepted in princi
Answer: The government has accepted all the findings of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report, and we will take forward all of the recommendations. We are committed to fixing all of the problems highlighted by the recommendations, including those we have accepted i...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of service charges for (a) unadopted roads and (b) community spaces in (i) new build housing and (ii) private estate developme
Answer: My Department does not hold data on the level of estate management charges for specific services. Data was, however, provided by the Competition and Markets Authority as part of their recent housebuilding market study which can be found on gov.uk here. Th...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31491 on Housing: Windows, whether her Department holds records of which local authorities have issued Article 4 directions
Answer: A local planning authority must, as soon as practicable after confirming an article 4 direction, inform the Secretary of State. Records of Article 4 Directions made by local authorities dating back to April 2018 are held.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower InquiryCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36420More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government response, published on 26 February 2025, what her planned timetable is for the publicly available record of public inquiry recommendations.
Answer: As confirmed in the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendation 25, the government will establish a record on GOV.UK of all recommendations made by public inquiries since 2024, and will consider making this an enduring legal requi...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report: Government response, published on 26 February 2025, what her planned timetable is for (a) primary and (b) secondary l
Answer: The government has accepted all the findings of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report, and we will take forward all of the recommendations. We are committed to fixing all of the problems highlighted by the recommendations, including those we have accepted i...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason BRE group will continue to certify (a) cladding, (b) insulation and (c) other products.
Answer: The BRE is a conformity assessment body accredited by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). Following the criticisms of BRE in the Grenfell Inquiry, UKAS has conducted additional assessments of the BRE, and we are working closely with UKAS to understand ho...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 on types of tenure used in new build development.
Answer: As set out in the Commonhold White Paper published on 3 March 2025, the government are continuing to develop proposals and consulting with experts on the best way to achieve our aim of a more accessible route to conversion. It is our intention to set out ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: CommonholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) abolition of ground rents and (b) creation of commonhold tenure on the purchase price of new build flats.
Answer: As set out in the Commonhold White Paper published on 3 March 2025, the government are continuing to develop proposals and consulting with experts on the best way to achieve our aim of a more accessible route to conversion. It is our intention to set out ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to convert existing leasehold flats to commonhold tenure; and whether conversion will be voluntary.
Answer: As set out in the Commonhold White Paper published on 3 March 2025, the government are continuing to develop proposals and consulting with experts on the best way to achieve our aim of a more accessible route to conversion. It is our intention to set out ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to restructure London Boroughs.
Answer: On 5 February 2025 the Government formally invited unitary proposals from all the councils in two tier areas and their neighbouring small unitaries. No London Boroughs were included in this invitation.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 3 March 2025, HCWS487, on Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, what interests the chair of the working group on delivering
Answer: The Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group Chair and Members are technical experts, and have been selected for their ability to deliver against the group’s objectives. All members must follow The Seven Principles of Public Life and the Gov...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
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