Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2024
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Chinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London differs from the previous planning application for the Embassy turned down by the London Bo
Answer: The application in question is identical to the application submitted for the proposed scheme in June 2021. It was refused (against officer recommendation) in February 2023. The applicant chose not to appeal that decision.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what formula her Department plans to use to determine (a) which local authorities will receive funding from the Recovery Grant and (b) the amount of such funding allocated to eac
Answer: The Recovery Grant, worth £600 million, will be distributed using a formula that is based on deprivation and council tax base, using the most recently available public data. The grant will go to places where, weighted by population, deprivation outweighs ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the provisional local government finance settlement for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will publish the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement in December where we will consult on allocations for 2025-26, alongside launching a consultation on the objectives and principles of local government funding reform.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17560More
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, whether her Department has carried out an equality impact assessment on repurpos
Answer: The Government took into consideration the Public Sector Equality Duty when making decisions regarding the Rural Services Delivery Grant.This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the issues that matter to rural communities. Places with a signifi...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: SecondmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authority officers are seconded to her Department.
Answer: Fewer than or equal to five staff are currently engaged by this department in a secondment capacity from a local authority.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping and Litter: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) take steps to allow local authorities to set unlimited fines for littering and fly-tipping offences and (b) make an assessment of the financial resources local authority
Answer: The Government is currently not considering further increases to the maximum levels of fixed penalty notices that can be issued by local authorities. At present these stand at £500 for littering and £1000 for fly-tipping. Local authorities must spend this...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings, published on 24 October 2024, what assessment sh
Answer: The attendance of elected members at local authority meetings is a core part of the democratic process at the local level, and is integral to members carrying out their functions effectively. At the same time, the Government recognises that there are circ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of Local Plans have been withdrawn by local authorities in 2024 following advice from the Planning Inspectorate; and what assessment she has made of the financial
Answer: As of the end of November 2024, 2 (4.4%) of the 45 plans that have been examined by the Planning Inspectorate this year have been withdrawn following advice from the Planning Inspectorate. A third plan was recommended for withdrawal but the authority decl...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: AppealsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of appeal hearings considered by the Planning Inspectorate were conducted virtually in 2024.
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate undertakes public hearings and inquiries across all its casework services. Most take place in person, but some are held wholly or partly virtually.Reliable data on the number and proportion of virtually held events is not availab...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance for local authorities on four day working weeks and annualised hours.
Answer: The government recognises that local authorities are independent employers who are responsible for decisions such as these around the management of their workforces, however, it is not government policy to support a four-day working week in local authorit...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: OwnershipMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (England) Order 2024 on levels of home ownership.
Answer: The Government’s review of Right to Buy discounts was published alongside the Budget on 30th October, and new maximum cash discounts came into force via the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (England) Order 2024 on 21 November. As set out in the...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions on external services commissioned by local government.
Answer: The Government has committed to provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional employer NICs costs. This applies to those directly employed by the public sector, including local government. We will set out further details...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase scrutiny arrangements in mayoral combined authorities.
Answer: There is an existing system of accountability and scrutiny arrangements for Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) to ensure that public spending is achieving value for money with an array of monitoring and reporting processes for MCAs. The government is com...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the material considerations were that satisfied the call-in criteria for the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London.
Answer: Call-in decisions are inherently about process and not the merits of any given planning application.I refer the hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 26 March 2019 (HCWS1452) which outlines the broad criteria for calling-in planning appl...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17139More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional revenue to be raised from properties with rateable value of £500,000 or above in order to be able to set lower multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17138More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to apply a higher multiplier to all properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or above on (a) large supermarkets and (b) department stores.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced its intention to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they b...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17137More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of properties that the proposed new multiplier above £500,000 Rateable Value will apply to by (a) special categories and (b) sector.
Answer: The VOA regularly publishes official Non-Domestic Rating statistics on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-non-domestic-rating-statistics. The number of properties over £500,000 in rateable value, broken down by ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17136More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish an impact assessment for the proposed application of a higher multiplier to properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or above.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17135More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish an impact assessment for the proposed reduction in business rate relief for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17134More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) mean and (b) median Rateable Value of hereditaments over £500,000.
Answer: The VOA regularly publishes official Non-Domestic Rating statistics on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-non-domestic-rating-statistics. The number of properties over £500,000 in rateable value, broken down by ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17133More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the level of the (a) lower multiplier for retail, hospitality and leisure hereditaments from April 2026 and (b) higher multiplier for hereditaments above £500,000 Rateable Value; and wh
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17132More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of the Rateable Value of each pub in England by (a) address, (b) local authority and (c) Rateable Value.
Answer: The VOA makes the Non-Domestic Rating (NDR) lists publicly available. This is to allow a person “access to information to enable them to establish the state of the list” and is set out under paragraph 8(1) of schedule 9 of the Local Government Finance Act...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17131More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance she has issued on whether (a) supermarkets, (b) hotels and (c) department stores with a rateable value over £500,000 will be liable to pay the new business rates rateable value multiplier surcharge fro
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced its intention to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they b...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the debate on the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill of 25 November 2024, Official Report, column 594, whether the Retail, Hospitality a
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties, including those on the high-street, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure they benefit from much-needed certain...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on whether a planning application previously been rejected by a planning authority can be resubmitted without substantive changes.
Answer: Planning Practice Guidance found on gov.uk here, sets out the position on this matter. The guidance makes clear that section 70A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows local planning authorities to decline planning applications for recently refu...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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