Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Community Development: RadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in response to the question from Hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and
Answer: The government does not knowingly engage with any individual or group that condones criminal activity.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 236 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, whether relevant councils are required to begin a new local plan (a) dur
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change includes an ambitious milestone of delivering 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this Parliament.Delivering on that milestone requires local planning authorities to plan for sufficient homes, as well as commercial develo...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVagrancy Act 1824Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21612 on Vagrancy Act 1824, whether the Act’s provisions will remain in place until replaced.
Answer: Further to the answer of 13 January 2024 to Question UIN 21612, the Vagrancy Act 1824 remains in force. We are carefully considering the Vagrancy Act in developing our new cross-government homelessness strategy.
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Local Government Association's publication entitled Local government finance policy statement – LGA response. published on 28 November 2024, what assessment
Answer: The government has announced an additional £515 million of support for local government , specifically to manage the impact of changes to employer NICs announced at the Autumn Budget. Final allocations to LAs will be published as part of the final Local G...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors and Mayors: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22645 on Workplace Pensions: Councillors and Mayors, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on reinstating p
Answer: Since 5 July 2024, the Secretary of State has not held discussions with any local authorities regarding re-instating access to the Local Government Pension Scheme for mayors or councillors in England, though it is recognised that the subject has been rais...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Mental IllnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22644 on Council tax, if she will take steps to advertise the council tax discounts, disregards and exemptions for (a) the s
Answer: The government does not have any current plans for a publicity campaign for council tax disregards. The government does make this information publicly and freely available through its plain English guide to council tax. The government’s approach is the sa...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22334 on Local Government: Reorganisation, what her Department's policy is on facilitating local government reorganisation i
Answer: It will be essential for councils to work with local partners, including MPs, to develop plans for sustainable unitary structures capable of delivering the high-quality public services that residents need and deserve. It is for councils to decide how best...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26037More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 22044 on Council of the Nations and Regions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting council representatives from (a) Wales, (b) Sc
Answer: As set out in its Terms of Reference, the Council of the Nations and Regions is a central, driving, forum that brings together governments and authorities with devolved responsibilities to determine actions for tackling some of the biggest and most cross-...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23142 on Unitary Councils, if she will publish the (a) numeric population range and (b) area size of a small unitary.
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the Government will facilitate a programme of local government reorganisation for two-tier areas, and for unitary councils where there is evidence of failure or where their size or boundaries may be hinder...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22720 on Housing: Foreign Nationals, in what circumstances are (a) unaccompanied child and (b) other (i) asylum seekers and
Answer: Local authorities have a statutory duty under S20 of the Children Act 1989 to look after children in need in their area. This includes unaccompanied asylum seeking (UAS) children who either arrive in a local authority area or are transferred there under t...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many research reports were (a) commissioned and (b) published by her Department and its predecessors on local government restructuring since 1997; and what the title of each
Answer: The Department has not commissioned a research report into local government restructuring and is not aware of such a report being commissioned by its predecessors. However, in October 2006 the Department of Communities and Local Government published a rep...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18875 on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2025 and to the corrected Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question HL3525 on Office
Answer: The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 contains a small number of specific but serious flaws which would prevent certain provisions from operating as intended and that need to be rectified via primary legislation.The Written Ministerial Statement made...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains her Department's policy to introduce a unified consent regime to include (a) pavement licensing and (b) licensing consent for the consumption and sale of alcohol in that pavement ar
Answer: The previous Government explored the feasibility of creating a unified consent regime that would grant businesses a pavement licence and the ability to sell alcohol for consumption there. Unifying the two regimes did not prove workable, so the then Govern...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Public PlacesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22648 on Smoking: Public Places, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent local authorities from introduci
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill and byelaw reform commitments outlined in the English Devolution White Paper are both subject to public consultation, and we will consider all views.
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of 22 January 2025, Official Report, Column 86
Answer: This information will be published in due course.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EnergyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22048 on Housing: Energy, whether the average cost for private sector landlords who need to make improvements to their domes
Answer: We are currently consulting on the Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime.The average costs shown in the Consultation Stage Impact Assessment are based on landlords meeting the existing requirements of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22336 on Faith Matters and Tell MAMA: Finance, what her Department's timetable is for confirming funding for (a) monitoring
Answer: The government recognises the discrimination and intolerance faced by British Muslims and will not tolerate Islamophobia of any form. Making sure that British Muslims are not only safe, but also feel safe, is one of our top priorities.We are grateful for ...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: NewhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the London Borough of Newham's proposals to set a 10% council tax referendum threshold for fi
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 24234 on 22 January 2024.
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Judicial ReviewMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the independent report entitled Independent review into legal challenges against Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, published on 28 October 2024, w
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my hon. Friend the Member for Finchley and Golders Green on 23 January 2025 (HCWS385), which sets out the changes to judicial review being taken forward. The government’s response to the...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25704More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how business ratepayers with multiple qualifying hereditaments across different local authorities will have retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief capped.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including those on the high street, from 2026-27. Ahead of these changes being made, the Government recognises that ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ConsultantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22042 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants, what firms have had their consultancy (a) work
Answer: Addressing our biggest consultancy spends, since 5 July 2024 we have: a) achieved significant reductions in expenditure ahead of re-procuring our Neighbourhood Planning contract; b) we have also chosen not to re-procure another large spending contract for...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Right to Buy on the number of social housing tenants who are eligible to buy their home.
Answer: A review of Right to Buy discounts was published alongside the Budget. In this review, our modelling suggests a reduction in Right to Buy sales under the new maximum cash discounts with a long run average of c. 1,700 sales annually.On 20 November we launc...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Non-paymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance on (a) the liability of a new owner of a dwelling for unpaid (i) council tax, (ii) second homes premium and (iii) empty homes premium if that propert
Answer: Where a person purchases a dwelling, they would not become liable for any outstanding council tax debt for which the previous owner is liable. The government’s guidance on the implementation of council tax premiums and exceptions set out when someone may ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22338 on Antisemitism and Islamophobia, whether her Department uses the phrase anti-Muslim hatred; and what her Department's
Answer: All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our communities. This government is committed to tackling such hatred in all its forms. More information will be set out in due course.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22384 on Local Government Finance: Services, what the estimated council tax receipts are in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 with
Answer: This government is committed to tackling the issues that matter to rural communities. Places with a significant rural population (encompassing both authorities classed as predominantly Rural, and Urban with Significant Rural) will on average receive aroun...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
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