Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 February 2025 on Further support for social and affordable housebuilding and next steps on supported housing, HCWS447, if she will l
Answer: On 12 February 2025, the government announced the allocation of a further £300 million to the Affordable Homes Programme. This will support the near-term delivery of more social and affordable housing, delivering up to 2,800 new homes with more than half ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the correspondence referred to in paragraph 7.4 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Orde
Answer: My Department has no plans to publish the correspondence or substantive text of the petitions mentioned in paragraph 7.4 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025, or to publish th...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: AppealsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of implementing the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) of 28 January 2025 with reference: UI-2024-00
Answer: It is longstanding government policy that we do not routinely comment on individual cases.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 27158 on Planning Permission, for what reason planning powers are being transferred to a sub-regional level.
Answer: The government intends to implement strategic planning at a sub-regional level through the production of Spatial Development Strategies to facilitate effective cross-boundary working to address development and infrastructure needs.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025, whether elections for specified councils will happen if local government re
Answer: The date of elections to new unitary authorities will depend on the nature of proposals and progress on development of those proposals.The position remains that elections to authorities specified in the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elec...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Surrey will have (a) mayoral combined authority and (b) unitary council elections in (i) 2026 and (ii) 2027.
Answer: Surrey will not have a mayoral election in 2026 as it has not been included in the Devolution Priority Programme; decisions on subsequent devolution have not yet been taken. The date of any unitary council elections will depend on the nature of proposals ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.15 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025, published on 10 February 20
Answer: My Department has no plans to publish the correspondence or substantive text of the petitions mentioned in paragraph 7.4 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025, or to publish th...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence entitled Local government reorganisation: invitation to local authorities in two-tier areas, published on 6 February 2025, wheth
Answer: The formal invitations to submit unitary proposals were sent to the leaders of all the councils in two tier areas and their neighbouring small unitaries. These letters have been published on gov.uk. The letters set out the criteria for the development of ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence entitled Local government reorganisation: invitation to local authorities in two-tier areas, published on 6 February 2025, what
Answer: The formal invitations to submit unitary proposals were sent to the leaders of all the councils in two tier areas and their neighbouring small unitaries. These letters have been published on gov.uk. The letters set out the criteria for the development of ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: IslamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December to Question 20228 on Civil Society: Islam, for what reason her Department has not engaged with (a) MEND, (b) CAGE, (c) the Muslim Associatio
Answer: The Government will only engage with organisations when it is in the public interest.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: IslamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28148, on Civil Society: Islam, what steps her Department takes to ensure there is consistency across individual teams on p
Answer: Policy teams routinely confer when making decisions on engagement. We do not maintain and share lists of organisations policy teams have met.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ConstituenciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24239 on Local Government: Constituencies, whether he plans to review the (a) size, (b) boundaries, (c) names and (d) number
Answer: Ceremonial counties are an important element of local traditions which support the identity and cultures of many of our local communities, giving people a sense of belonging, pride and community spirit, and are defined by historical borders and areas that...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her private office has spent through departmental Government Procurement Cards since 4 July 2024.
Answer: MHCLG publishes details of spending using an electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) on a monthly basis, which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's consultation entitled Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update, published on 7 February 2025
Answer: Cavity Wall Insulation and External Wall Insulation when installed correctly is a cost-effective means of improving energy efficiency in homes. All work carried out under current Government energy efficiency schemes, must be installed by a retrofit profes...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.15 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025, published on 10 February 20
Answer: The date of elections to new unitary authorities will depend on the nature of proposals and progress on development of those proposals.The position remains that elections to authorities specified in the Local Authorities (Changes of Years of Ordinary Elec...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: PowersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024, what powers directly elected Mayors will hold on the development of spatial planning strategie
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, Mayors will have a duty to prepare a Spatial Development Strategy for their area. The required provisions will be set out in the forthcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill. We do not intend to give Mayor...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: LeicestershireSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31905More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission had discussions with Leicestershire Police on (a) electoral fraud and (b) the issuing of unauthoris
Answer: As part of its work to support the police, the Commission has provided advice to Leicestershire Police in relation to its enquiries into complaints about campaign literature distributed without an imprint at the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election.The ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Freedom of InformationSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31904More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to provide a substantive response to the Freedom of Information Act request, reference FOI 1
Answer: The Commission responded to the request on 27 February 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31903More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24503 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the Electoral Commission has issu
Answer: Under electoral law, while most UK companies are permissible donors, if a UK company acted as an agent for a donation by a foreign company, this donation would be impermissible. If a person or organisation makes a donation on behalf of another without dis...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31902More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answers of 23 January 2025, to Questions 25270 and 25269, on Candidates: Expenditure, whether the Electoral Committe
Answer: The Commission is not currently discussing notional spending laws with either the Cabinet Office of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.In recent years, the Commission has discussed notional spending with the Cabinet Office and the D...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage and WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned research on the level of (a) water usage and (b) waste water produced in water company areas.
Answer: Water companies report on water use in water resources management plans (WRMPs) annual reviews. The Environment Agency published this data on 7 October 2024. The Government requires water companies to forecast water usage in their 25-year WRMPs. The Envir...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2025, to Question 23647, on Planning Permission: Air Pollution, for what reason the interim guidance was approved without an (a) public sector equa
Answer: The environmental principles were considered throughout the development of the interim guidance, and the policy has due regard to the aims of the public sector equality duty. The Answer of 20 January 2025, pursuant to Question 23647 was interpreted as a r...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission: Social MediaSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31899More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24499 on Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission: Social Media, whethe
Answer: The Commission does not currently have plans to publish specific guidance on the manipulation of social media algorithms.Its guidance on donations and on non-party campaigning may be applicable to situations where a party or candidate is intentionally fav...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: Information SharingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the debate during the National Security Bill of 4 July 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1125, whether she has had discussions with the Electoral Co
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the Question UIN 23153 answered on 29 January 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentitySpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31892More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Electoral Commission holds on official photographic identification for voting held by 16 and 17 year olds.
Answer: The Commission does not hold information on photo ID ownership among 16- and 17-year-olds in England. If Parliament changes the franchise to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote, the Commission would expect to carry out further research to understand curren...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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