Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Affordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 27567 on Affordable Housing: Construction, how many units of affordable housing are in Homes England’s Section 106 Affordab
Answer: Since Homes England's Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service was launched in December 2024, 411 organisations have registered. This includes 113 housebuilders, 184 Registered Providers of social housing and 114 Local Authorities. The number of af...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 26030 on Radicalism, what his planned timetable is for the publication; and when the steering group next plans to meet.
Answer: We plan to publish this information as soon as possible. We expect to meet next in the coming months.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2025, to Question 29928, on Proof of Identity: Children, whether an external researcher has been commissioned.
Answer: Officials are currently exploring the research options for a robust sample and the procurement routes to achieve this. No decision has been made at this time.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 27157 on Council of the Nations and Regions: National Identity, whether there is a requirement of a sense of regional ident
Answer: The government will consider proposals for future devolution agreements against the criteria set out in the White Paper. A vital element of successful devolution is the ability for local residents to engage with and hold their devolved institutions to acc...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 27157 on Council of the Nations and Regions: National Identity, what role Ministers have in determining the size and geogra
Answer: The government will consider proposals for future devolution agreements against the criteria set out in the White Paper. A vital element of successful devolution is the ability for local residents to engage with and hold their devolved institutions to acc...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with which principal local authorities Ministers in her Department have not had meetings with since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: CooperationHome OfficeTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department plans to share services between the (a) fire and rescue and (b) police services; and if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of establishing P
Answer: The Policing and Crime Act 2017 requires ambulance trusts, fire and rescue bodies and police bodies in England to consider collaboration opportunities.These include, where appropriate, sharing estates and assets where it is considered that it would result...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of pupils transferring from private to state schools on the cost to local authorities of home school transport.
Answer: Local authorities are required to arrange free home-to-school travel for children of compulsory school age who attend their nearest school and would be unable to walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs, disability or mobility p...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms her Department plans to put in place to help detect (a) fraudulent and (b) incorrect claims for retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief relief in the
Answer: The administration of business rates, including billing, enforcement and decisions on the award of relief, is the responsibility of local billing authorities. They do so having regard to the guidance published by the government As the guidance sets out, t...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question HL4406 on Local Government: Reorganisation, how many individual Ministerial direction powers she plans to legislate for acr
Answer: All Ministerial direction powers legislated across the English Devolution Bill and the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will be set out during introduction and passage of each Bill through Parliament.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: RefugeesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what obligations local authorities have to provide state-subsidised housing to people with refugee status; and what priority they have.
Answer: Eligibility for social housing in England is tightly controlled. If a person’s visa means that they cannot access state benefits or local authority housing assistance, they are not eligible for an allocation of social housing. Among those eligible for soc...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21697 on Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals, whether she has considered amending the franchise for elections to (a) the UK Par
Answer: Pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21697, the Government has no plans to amend the voting rights of foreign nationals for elections to the UK Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly, local government elections in England and Northern Irel...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the level of debt is of each local authority in England (a) in absolute terms and (b) as a percentage of annual budget.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing of Communities and Local Government collects data returns from local authorities. These returns are collated and published by MHCLG on the .gov website. Budget data is located in the Revenue Outturn reports which can be located her...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will published (a) the process and (b) her Department's timetable for determining how the new unitary councils will be awarded local business rates for retention.
Answer: Under the Business Rates Retention System, a share of business rates is retained by local government. The distribution of business rates income between local authorities is determined by the relationship between each authority’s funding need compared with...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26697 on Local Government: Reorganisation, when she expects the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to become i
Answer: The Local Government Boundary Commission England (LGBCE) is responsible for electoral reviews for local government, reviewing wards, and setting the council size in terms of number of councillors. When a full electoral review of a newly established author...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) empty home premiums on council tax, (b) second home premiums on council tax and (c) planning conditions against the us
Answer: The use of council tax premiums is at local authorities’ discretion. The government does collect data on the use of premiums and number of empty and second homes, which is published in the government’s council taxbase statistics. However, it does not make...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) research and (b) evaluation she has undertaken on the impact of the number of empty homes on empty home premiums for council tax.
Answer: The government annually publishes data on the number of dwellings liable for a premium, and the number of dwellings classed as empty homes for council tax purposes. The government monitors this data with interest and will keep this policy under review. Ho...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25695 on Empty Property: Shops, by what date she plans to end funding on a bidding scheme basis.
Answer: The High Street Rental Auction fund application period runs from the 15 January 2025 to 31 January 2026, or until the funds are fully allocated.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeports: Trade UnionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025, to Question 28309 on Freeports: Trade Unions, whether freeport board members are subject to fiduciary duty to shareholders.
Answer: Freeports are either incorporated as Companies Limited by Guarantee or sit within the governance structures of a Mayoral Combined Authority; in either case, they do not have shareholders. Freeport boards have a clear and specific remit for delivering the ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost EffectivenessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22385 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost Effectiveness, if she will itemise efficiency savings i
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has already outlined savings found as part of the Fixing the Foundations: Public Spending Audit 2024-25. This included an agreement to £154 million in savings in response to the HM Treasury...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date she expects the Planning Inspectorate to submit its report on the Chinese Embassy planning inquiry.
Answer: The Inspector’s report and recommendation on the Chinese Embassy planning inquiry is currently expected to be submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in June. The Planning Inspectorate will inform the application ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has appointed a foreign affairs adviser.
Answer: As set out on gov.uk, the Deputy Prime Minister’s role includes acting in support of the government's international agenda.While the Deputy Prime Minister does not have a specific foreign affairs adviser, officials in the department are working closely wi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) the Planning Inspectorate and (b) Lowick communications consultancy on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answer: Officials within the Department have held routine discussions with the Planning Inspectorate regarding procedural matters. However, these did not relate to the merits of the case.There have been no such discussions between this Department and Lowick with ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Environmental Impact AssessmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 26559 on Property Development: Environmental Protection, what her planned timeline is for the (a) consultation on and (b) im
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 31479 on 26 February 2025.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 26848 on Local Government Finance, what the proportional change in Government funding will be excluding council tax and in r
Answer: The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government. This is a 6.8% cash terms increase or 4.3% real terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. Taken together, the additional funding announced by the Chancello...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
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