Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Lord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89489More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral evidence of 3 November 2025 to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee by the Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if h
Answer: Due diligence was undertaken prior to the appointment of the former Ambassador to the United States, and was part of an established process to collate relevant information as part of the identification and selection of the appointee. In line with the prac...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Codes of PracticeCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89488More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will publicly state whether breaches of the Ministerial Code are deemed to be serious.
Answer: This Government has strengthened the Ministerial Code. The Prime Minister seeks advice from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards where the Ministerial Code may have been engaged.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Power: International CooperationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Prime Minister launches Global Clean Power Alliance as UK leads the global energy transition, published on 19 November 2024, which (a) countries a
Answer: The Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA) is organised around tangible “Missions”, which bring interested partners together to overcome shared barriers to clean power deployment. Initially, we are focusing on mobilising private finance and enhancing supply c...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: AccountancyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any trade unions have not provided full accounts to the Certification Officer in the last three years.
Answer: The Certification Officer provides high-level information about compliance with the requirement to submit an annual return in his Annual Report to the Secretary of State each year. This report is laid before both Houses of Parliament by the Secretary of S...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the written statement of 21 October 2025, HCWS973, on Regulation Action Plan Update and Modernisation of Corporate Reporting, if he will increase the definition of SME firms from 250
Answer: The Department introduced legislation earlier this year that raised the monetary thresholds for micro, small, medium, and large companies by approximately 50%, thereby reducing reporting obligations for 133,000 companies moving into a smaller size categor...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: TaxationTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89484More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC has issued on the residual tax liability of dissolved unincorporated associations.
Answer: HMRC has not issued specific guidance on the residual tax liability of unincorporated associations that have been dissolved. The treatment will depend on the types of tax involved, the structure of the unincorporated association and how it was dissolved. ...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 33 of his Department's publication entitled Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Scheme improvements (access and protections), update
Answer: Currently, the Department has no plan to publish the calculations or estimates provided by the Government Actuary’s Department in the consultation document published on 13 October 2025. The policy is still being developed and is subject to public consulta...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission and Information CommissionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 18 of her Department's policy paper entitled Regulation Action Plan - Progress Update and Next Steps, updated in October 2025, whether the new Key Performance Indicators for regu
Answer: The March Regulation Action Plan committed government to ask that regulators review and publish their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This was focused on the top 16 regulators that drive economic growth. This group includes the Information Commissioner...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegulation: Political Parties and Voluntary OrganisationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 18 of her Department's policy paper entitled Regulation Action Plan - Progress Update and Next Steps, updated in October 2025, whether the commitment to reduce the burden of regu
Answer: We have committed to reduce the administrative burden of regulation on businesses by 25% by the end of the Parliament. For the purposes of this target, businesses count as all organisations defined as being in the private sector by the Office for National...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89480More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 76827 on Jeffery Epstein, which public body holds the records of Ministerial meetings and correspondence for 2009-10.
Answer: Records of HM Treasury ministerial meetings are published from May 2010 onwards. Records of HM Treasury ministerial meetings and correspondence prior to this date are held within HM Treasury’s archives.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTrusts: Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89479More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC has produced on the (a) Stamp Duty and (b) Capital Gains Tax liability of selling a stake in a dwelling to a trust.
Answer: HMRC has published information on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) here: http://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax.Guidance on the transfer of ownership of land or property in different situations has also been provided: http://www.gov.uk/guidance/sdlt-transferring...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89478More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has has discussions on the proposed Chinese Embassy in London with representatives of the Chinese Government.
Answer: The Chancellor has engaged with the Chinese Government on a number of occasions, including during her visit to China for the 2025 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, and has discussed a range of economic and financial issues. The Chancellor publishe...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88728More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has discussed the proposed Chinese Embassy in London with the Chinese Government.
Answer: The Chancellor has engaged with the Chinese Government on a number of occasions, including during her visit to China for the 2025 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, and has discussed a range of economic and financial issues. The Chancellor publishe...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88727More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether any local government boundary restructuring exercises have been (a) cancelled and (b) paused by the Local Government Boundar
Answer: In February 2025, following the issuing of a statutory invitation to submit unitary proposals to all two-tier authorities, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England took the decision to pause all live reviews in those areas.In total, 40 reviews...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88726More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Speaker's Committee holds on whether the Electoral Commission has held discussions with the Government on the l
Answer: The Electoral Commission has had discussions with MHCLG officials about the proposals for local government reorganisation and the implications for elections.The Commission has said that delaying elections for more than one year can affect the legitimacy o...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: CorrespondenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on when the Information Commissioner plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton of 12 June 2025 on data protection i
Answer: Although the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) acts as the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)’s sponsor within government, it is an independent regulator and they manage their own casework function. The ICO has informed me that...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 99 of the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025, to what act
Answer: Our ‘Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections’ sets out how we will respond to the threat of foreign interference by strengthening the rules around political donations. This includes ensuring that unincorporated associations are prevented from making sign...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: TrainingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 77559 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Aviation, what was the topic of the training course.
Answer: The topic of the course was risk management.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the (a) security agencies and (b) Bank of England have been able to make representations about the cyber-security of telecommunication cables in the BT Openreach exchange
Answer: As the hon. Member is aware, any party can make representations in respect of a planning application. Representations on planning applications are dealt with in accordance with paragraphs 18, 19 and 20 of the published propriety guidance on planning casew...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure that his decision on the called-in Chinese Embassy planning application is announced through a statement to Parliament.
Answer: The House will be notified when the decision is made.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local billing authorities by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies on council tax (i) avoidance and (ii) evasion in relation to the second homes
Answer: The Government has not issued guidance to billing authorities on this issue. Council tax is a local tax and administered by local authorities. It is therefore for them to manage and address any potential cases of avoidance or evasion in the council tax sy...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraphs 99 and 102 of his Department's policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17
Answer: Our ‘Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections’ sets out how we will respond to the threat of foreign interference by strengthening the rules around political donations. This includes ensuring that unincorporated associations are prevented from making sign...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88718More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL9585, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what date was the former Minister’s residence registered with Westminster City Council as a secondary r
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 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security AdviserCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88717More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out the (a) remit and (b) responsibilities of each Deputy National Security Adviser, including how they differ from those of the National Security Adviser.
Answer: There are currently three Deputy National Security Advisers (DNSAs), one for International Affairs, one for International Economics and Global Issues, and one for Defence, Intelligence and Security. The National Security Adviser (NSA) is the most senior f...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: DismissalCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88716More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Management Code, updated on 9 November 2016, whether his Department has internal guidance on the process for the dismissal of a Cabinet Secretary.
Answer: The Permanent Secretary model contract sets out the contractual detail on exits and disciplinary procedures for all Permanent Secretaries. This applies to the Cabinet Secretary and there is no separate internal guidance. A copy of the model contract has b...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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