Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2024
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff will be affected by the closure of her Department's Birmingham office; and whether she plans to co-locate staff in the Government Hub in Birmingham.
Answer: As at the 30 November 2024 there were 149 employees of the department based in the Birmingham office. The department is consulting staff and Trade Unions on the decision to close the Birmingham office. This consultation will consider the impact on the ind...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has plans to move additional staff from (a) her Department and (b) arms length bodies to office locations outside London.
Answer: The Department will continue to grow its presence outside London in order to meet its ambition of 50% of roles being outside of London. Currently 45% of staff are in the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies have ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) teams and (b) staff work in her Department's offices in (i) Birmingham, (ii) Exeter, (iii) Truro, (iv) Sheffield, (v) Warrington and (vi) Newcastle.
Answer: As of 30 November 2024, (a) all six of the department’s Director General led teams had some representation in the six named locations. Details are set out below, with data withheld where it might lead to the identification of individuals. However, in tota...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether trade unions were consulted on her Department plans to close its offices in (a) Birmingham, (b) Exeter, (c) Truro, (d) Sheffield, (e) Warrington and (f) Newcastle; and wh
Answer: The department is consulting Trade Unions and staff on the decision to close six offices over the next two years. The department has not received any notification of industrial action on this matter.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written QuestionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to Question 9070 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants, tabled by the hon. Member for Bridgwater on 14 October 2024.
Answer: A response was given to the hon Member for Bridgwater on 10 December 2024.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations from (a) trade unions and (b) local authorities other than South Cambridgeshire District Council on a potential four day week
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces; the Department has not received representations from trade unions or any other local authority on a potential four-day week on full pay f...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11925 on Council tax: Greater London and with reference to the Urgent Question on Council Tax of 14 November 2024, Official
Answer: The Local Government Finance Policy Statement published on 28 November set out proposed referendum principles for 2025-25. This included a £14 principle for police authorities, compared to a £13 principle in 2024-25. Together with central government grant...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 November 2024 on Local Government Finance, HCWS265, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government’s progr
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper announces a widening and deepening of devolution, and a programme of local government reorganisation. We have committed to work closely with local leaders to explore what support they might need to develop robust proposa...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the planned merger of Local Government Pension Scheme funds will require legislation; and on what (a) geography or (b) criteria the new merged funds will be based.
Answer: The Government is currently consulting on proposals relating to asset pooling in the Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS) England and Wales. The consultation text can be found at the following link: Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales): ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Queen Elizabeth II Conference CentreMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions she has visited the QEII Centre since the general election; and if she will visit the GB News studio in the centre.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister has not visited the GB News Centre in the QEII Centre. As with all media interviews, availability and logistics for interview location are subject to busy ministerial diaries. Other MHCLG Ministers have been interviewed at the GB...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLitter: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to issue guidance on issuing of litter fines to householders.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25 November 2024 to the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, Question 14343.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: British Nationals AbroadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Report on the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election and the May 2024 elections, published by the Electoral Commission in November 2024. what plans she has
Answer: The Government is currently considering the recommendations of the Commission and will be providing a full response to both the Commission’s Report on Voter Identification, and its Full Report on the General election, in the coming months.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations on electoral (a) law and (b) administration in the Report on the 2024 UK Parlia
Answer: The Government is currently considering the recommendations of the Commission and will be providing a full response to both the Commission’s Report on Voter Identification, and its Full Report on the General election, in the coming months.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, updated on 8 December 2023, when she plans to respond to t
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2024, to Question 12952, on Devolution: Suffolk, whether combined county authorities should contain (a) one county council or (b) more than
Answer: This government believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined authorities or combined county authorities over sensible economic geographies and supported by a mayor. Both of these institutions require mor...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Zero Hours ContractsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 10991, on Civil Service: Zero Hours Contracts, how many departmental (a) staff and (b) contractors are on zero hour contrac
Answer: There are no departmental or contractor staff employed by MHCLG on zero hour contracts.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17827More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the increased revenue to the public purse generated by the increase in business rates for private schools from 2025-26 onwards will be (a) kept in full by local government, (b) shared between central and loc
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government reconfirmed that it is removing private schools’ eligibility for charitable rate relief under business rates in England from April 2025. This intervention will raise around £140 million per year. Business rates retent...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average ranking for local authorities in (a) urban, (b) suburban and (c) rural areas on the Index of Multiple Deprivation in the late
Answer: The deprivation rank and score for all local authorities in England are published at: English indices of deprivation 2019 - GOV.UK.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13412 on Local Government Finance, whether she plans to reduce funding for councils not in areas of high deprivation.
Answer: The Autumn Budget announced over £4 billion in additional funding for local government services, £1.3 billion of which will go through the Settlement.We will guarantee that no local authority sees a reduction in their Core Spending Power in 2025-26 after ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to freeze the small business rate relief multiplier while adjusting for the revaluation in 2026-27.
Answer: The business rate multipliers to apply from April 2026 will be set at Autumn Budget 2025. Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible pro...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for responding to the National Planning Policy Framework consultation that ended on 24 September 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 7852 on 14 October 2024.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17567More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.43 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether she has made an estimate of the average difference in the business rate bill of a hereditament eligible for r
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 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of calling in the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets on (a) diplomatic, (b)
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 17140 on 18 December 2024.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) when and (b) how her Department became aware of the new planning application for the proposed new Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London.
Answer: Decisions on whether to call in a planning application routinely arise following a representation or notification from a third party. In this instance, the Department were notified of the new planning application by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development O...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were (a) started and (b) completed in England between 2010-11 and 2023-24.
Answer: The number of affordable housing starts and completions is available in live table 1000 here Live tables on affordable housing supply - GOV.UK.The number of completions is available since 1991-92. The department started publishing the number of starts in ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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