Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Local Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84950, on Local Government: Elections, if he will list the dates on when political parties were (a) individually or (b) coll
Answer: As set out in the response to Question UIN 84950, the Government has worked closely with a range of partners in the electoral sector in the development of the strategy for modern and secure elections. The Government will continue to engage with all key el...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84208 and 84626 on Chinese Embassy, if he will publish the requested information.
Answer: All inquiry documents for this case are publicly available on Tower Hamlets website here. Post-inquiry representations, including parties' responses to the reference back letter, will be listed in the final decision letter and will be publicly available w...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevolution: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to para 3.1 of the Greater Essex devolution consultation, updated July 2025, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on whether levying a ma
Answer: We have not had discussions with Greater Essex on the requirement or expectation on the levying of a mayoral precept. As set out in paragraph 3.1 of the Greater Essex devolution consultation, the Greater Essex Mayoral Strategic Authority would have the ab...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: Absent VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 84201 on Absent Voting, if he will make it his policy to amend legislation to ensure that political parties and elected repr
Answer: As stated in the Answer of 29 October 2025 to UIN 84201 on Absent Voting, political parties and elected representatives are entitled to request access to the electoral register, including absent voter lists. The Government has no plans to make changes to ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Official ResidencesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92033More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a second homes council tax premium has been paid for her Ministerial residence since 1 April 2025.
Answer: All council tax due on the Chancellor’s Ministerial residence has been paid in full.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality IndustryCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92032More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many hospitality businesses have (a) opened and (b) closed since July 2024 according to records held by the Office for National Statistics.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 18th November is attached.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92031More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, page 139, who determines the level of the Prime Minister’s annual allowance for redecoration and modernisation within
Answer: The annual allowance has been in place for over 25 years, and has been unchanged since its introduction. The Downing Street complex is a working building, as well as containing two Ministerial residences. As has always been the case, refurbishments and ma...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91409More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 139 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, what items were purchased to furnish the empty Downing Street flat; which flat it was; whether thos
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 27 October 2025, Official Report, PQ 85501.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91408More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85494 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether the Government Property Agency informed Westminster City Council that Admiralty House was occupied a
Answer: Before the Second Home premium was introduced in Westminster, the Cabinet Office was aware that the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was occupying Admiralty House (AH) as a second home and that council tax would therefore be payable by Government. In li...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85832 on USA: Diplomatic Service, what work was undertaken when Lord Mandelson was Ambassador.
Answer: Minor works were undertaken to the Embassy and Residence during Lord Mandelson's tenure as Ambassador.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Redundancy PayForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Question 338 of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, what the th
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to Annex 4.13 of the Managing Public Money guidance, most recently updated by HM Treasury in June 2025.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84207 on Embassies, how many sites in the United Kingdom for premises of the Chinese Government have that consent; and i
Answer: The current list of China's unconditionally accredited diplomatic premises is published in the London Diplomatic List, available on GOV.UK. The former Royal Mint site received conditional diplomatic consent in 2018, and this remains conditional on securin...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Royal MintForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84207 on Embassies, whether the Royal Mint site has that consent.
Answer: The current list of China's unconditionally accredited diplomatic premises is published in the London Diplomatic List, available on GOV.UK. The former Royal Mint site received conditional diplomatic consent in 2018, and this remains conditional on securin...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Alcoholic DrinksForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, How much his department has spent on alcohol in each month since July 2024, including those supplied by (i) invoice and (b) government credit card spending.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 28 October 2025 to Question 83336.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record1 Carlton Gardens: Repairs and MaintenanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86049, on Official Residences: Repairs and Maintenance, whether his department holds records on the costs of (a) works,
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) does not hold the specific information requested. The FCDO has a Facilities Management contract - awarded in 2018 - that provides services to its entire UK Estate, including the offices, meeting ro...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish Lord Mandelson’s contract.
Answer: It has not been the policy under any government to publish the employment contracts of individual members of staff.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Redundancy PayForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether severance payments to heads of mission are exempt from Income Tax.
Answer: Payments made by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office are subject to the same HMRC tax rules as any other organisation, as set out here: https://www.gov.uk/termination-payments-and-tax-when-you-leave-a-job.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Football RegulatorDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the appointment of David Kogan as Independent Football Regulator Chair required the Prime Minister's approval.
Answer: No. The Football Governance Act (2025) sets out in Schedule 2, Part 2, that in relation to the Board of the Independent Football Regulator “the non-executive members are to be appointed by the Secretary of State”. In this case the decision to appoint the ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister has been consulted on whether Lord Mandelson will receive a severance payment.
Answer: Lord Mandelson's withdrawal was subject to normal HR processes within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91397More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 70573 on 10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality, whether the transparency return for official receptions in July to September 2025 will list the cost to the
Answer: Official receptions in 10 Downing Street are hosted by Ministers across Government, with details published as part of the Government's transparency returns. The cost of hospitality in 10 Downing Street is included in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and A...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Safeguard MeasuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the operational framework of the Trade Remedies Authority on steel safeguards due to expire at the end of June 2026.
Answer: Steel remains a Government priority, with plans being developed for the UK steel industry in light of the expiry of the global safeguard measure on certain steel imports next year. The steel safeguard is a temporary measure and is set to expire in June 20...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Safeguard MeasuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the expiry of the UK steel safeguard in June 2026 on the UK steel industry.
Answer: Steel remains a Government priority, with plans being developed for the UK steel industry in light of the expiry of the global safeguard measure on certain steel imports next year. The steel safeguard is a temporary measure and is set to expire in June 20...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Safeguard MeasuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will renew the steel safeguarding measures due to expire in June 2026.
Answer: Steel remains a Government priority, with plans being developed for the UK steel industry in light of the expiry of the global safeguard measure on certain steel imports next year. The steel safeguard is a temporary measure and is set to expire in June 20...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90272More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 86240 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, and further to his public comments at the G20 in November 2024, if he will publish the dates on which he discu
Answer: I refer the Hon Member back to the answer of 5 November 2025, Official Report, PQ 86240.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Data ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter of 27 October 2025 from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness to the hon Member for Thirsk and Malton, what is the planned time
Answer: On 18 November, we tabled government amendments NC45 and 114 to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. These amendments would prevent a member’s or co-opted member’s home address from being included in public registers by default. They are...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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