Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
2062 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Local Government: SloughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposal from Slough Borough council to become part of the administrative local government boundaries of Greater Londo
Answer: No proposal has been received from Slough Borough Council to become part of the administrative local government boundaries of Greater London. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) can conduct reviews of administrative boundaries suc...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordConservation Areas and Listed Buildings: EnergyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25922 on Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings: Energy, which of the policies set out in the cross-government review of th
Answer: This government is developing its approach to planning policy in respect of heritage and will consider the unimplemented actions identified in the review in question as part of that work.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to table 1b of Homes England's report entitled 2016 to 2021 Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme summary: end of March 2021, published in December 2021,
Answer: The Department delegates delivery of the Affordable Homes Programme to Homes England outside London and to the Greater London Authority (GLA) in London. The government agrees budgets and targets with both agencies to deliver the programme’s overall target...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23789 on Eden Project: Morecambe, when her Department expects the project to be (a) completed and (b) open to visitors.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23789 on the Eden Project: Morecambe, what estimate she has been made of any change in the (a) build and (b) operating costs
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Independent Challenge and Support Panel: Closing Report, published by the National Fire Chiefs Counci
Answer: I met with Anthea Sully, the Chair of the National Fire Chief’s Council’s (NFCC) Independent Challenge and Support Panel, prior to the report’s publication to discuss the panel’s work and its findings.I welcomed the work of the panel, and its importance g...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33936More
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 Land Registry: Buildings, what the methodological definition is of a volume of people who attended an office locati
Answer: Further to the answer given to Question UIN 22777 on 27 January 2025, the figure given for each office is the number of individual members of staff based at that office who attended the office on at least one day within the specified month.A member of sta...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArden Strategies: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 16551 on Arden Strategies: Special Advisers, whether special advisers have had meetings with Arden Strategies that are not (
Answer: In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of external meetings held by Special Advisers will be published in line with the requirements set out in guidance here.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 22642 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Application, for what reason (a) Equality Impact Assessments and (b) Environmental Princi
Answer: A decision on whether or not to call in a planning application is a matter of jurisdiction and does not deal with the merits of the case.The decision to call in these applications was made on the basis of the policy set out in the Written Ministerial Stat...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether national security is a material planning consideration.
Answer: Paragraph 102 of the National Planning Policy Framework sets out how planning policies and decisions should promote public safety and take into account wider security and defence requirements. Each case is considered on their own merits.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: ApplicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 22643 on Planning Permission: Applications and to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27165 on Chinese Embassy: Planni
Answer: A decision on whether or not to call in a planning application is a matter of jurisdiction and does not deal with the merits of the case.The decision to call in these applications was made on the basis of the policy set out in the Written Ministerial Stat...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23789, on Eden Project: Morecambe, what the latest delivery milestones timetable is for each milestone including dates.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23791, on Eden Project: Morecambe, what the total cost of the project is.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23791, on Eden Project: Morecambe, whether the project will have full match funding of £50 million.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23790, on Eden Project: Morecambe, whether the allocated funding will be available from Quarter one of 2026.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23790 on Eden Project: Morecambe, when the full business case was (a) submitted to and (b) confirmed by her Department.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the next round of the Affordable Housing Programme will include provision for the housing needs of older people given the pace of demographic change; and if she will impl
Answer: The government will set out details of future investment in social and affordable housing at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for social...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming housing strategy will consider (a) the housing needs of older people given the pace of demographic change and (b) the Older People’s Housing Taskforce rep
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 28990 on 18 February 2025.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33495More
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 Land Registry: Buildings, how many staff are assigned to each of those office locations.
Answer: Further to the answer given to Question UIN 22777 on 27 January 2025, the figure given for each office is the number of individual members of staff based at that office who attended the office on at least one day within the specified month.A member of sta...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford-Cambridge ArcMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 29 January 2025, HCWS396, on Growth Corridor Strategy, if she will place the list the proposed locations of each of the 18 submissions for la
Answer: The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: WalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 902375 on Electoral Register: Wales, if she publish the minutes of the Interministerial Group on Elections for meetings held
Answer: The Interministerial Group met on 12 February 2025 and the communique will be published in due course.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25272 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the Labour Party has been consulted by (a) Ministers, (b) her Department and (c
Answer: The work to give effect to this commitment is ongoing, and we are engaging with key stakeholders, such as the Electoral Commission. My department has not consulted political parties on these proposals yet.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MarketingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 16552 on MHCLG: Marketing, if she will provide (a) an extract and (b) hyperlink to the details of the expenditure on the re-
Answer: The costs of rebranding fell significantly below the threshold for publishing expenditure, but records indicate costs incurred amounted to £13,921.70.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTower Hamlets CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30642 on Tower Hamlets Council, which opposition parties are represented on the Board; and if she will ensure that each opp
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 30642 on 19 February 2025.The Deputy Prime Minister has directed that Tower Hamlets Council should include at least two opposition councillors on its Transformation and Assurance Board. The exact ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with Lowick on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is not aware of any discussions between its staff and Lowick on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →