Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants have had with the Welsh Government on council tax (i) revaluation and (ii) re-banding.
Answer: The government maintains regular engagement with the Welsh Government on a range of issues. Council tax is a devolved matter, but we are aware that the Welsh Government has set out its intention to introduce a revaluation of council tax bands from 2028 an...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCambridgeshire Constabulary: Domestic VisitsHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources from her Department were used to organise her visit to the Cambridgeshire Police headquarters on 10 April 2025.
Answer: In line with the normal rules for the pre-election period, the event in question was arranged and staffed by the political teams in the Home Office and 10 Downing Street.
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance the Government has provided to police forces on election purdah (a) rules and (b) restrictions on publicity during the pre-election period of local elections.
Answer: The government does not issue pre-election guidance to Police Forces.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreater London AuthorityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of combined authority models of mayoral governance with council-led scrutiny on the Greater London Authority.
Answer: The Government remains committed to engaging local authorities, including London Borough Councils, and the wider local government sector on the detail of our reforms set out in the English Devolution White Paper. As part of this process, it will be import...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWoking Borough Council: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of two-tier local government in Surrey on the debt held by Woking Borough Council.
Answer: On 5th February, I wrote to all councils in Surrey to formally invite proposals for unitary local government. As set out in the criteria in the statutory guidance accompanying that invitation, it is for councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordReturning OfficersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner has produced guidance on the inclusion of local Electoral Returning Officers within the definition of local authorities for the Re-use of Public Sec
Answer: The Re-Use of Public Sector Information (RPSI) Regulations 2015 apply to public sector bodies in the UK, including local authorities. The ICO has produced guidance on the RPSI, which can be accessed on its website and includes details about the scope of t...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47262More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of employer National Insurance contributions paid by public sector organisations in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs receipts figures are not separated into public and private sector employers. The requested figures are therefore not readily available.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47261More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 20950 on Employers' Contributions: Public Sector, what progress she has made on estimating the assumed unit cost per (a) headcount and (b) FTE employee of the in
Answer: At the Autumn Budget the Chancellor set aside £4.7 billion of funding for departments in order to support them with the increased costs as a result of the rise in employer national insurance contributions. This funding has been allocated to departments, w...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreater London AuthorityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give London boroughs a greater role in pan-London governance.
Answer: The Government remains committed to engaging local authorities, including London Borough Councils, and the wider local government sector on the detail of our reforms set out in the English Devolution White Paper. As part of this process, it will be import...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41460 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality, how many (a) staff and (b) Ministers are members of t
Answer: MHCLG’s Inclusion Allies network is comprised of 73 (a) staff members and zero (b) ministers. All expenditure by core MHCLG with this supplier since July 2024, and the purpose of that expenditure, is set out in the answer to Question UIN 45669 on 29 April...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLand UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to issue updated land use in England statistics.
Answer: The Department will publish the updated land use statistics in due course. The publication date will be pre-announced on GOV.UK.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47257More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency can increase council tax bands outside the sale of a property where the property owner has not challenged the existing valuation.
Answer: Outside the sale of a property, there are very limited circumstances where a listing officer (LO) can alter a Council Tax band. If an LO is satisfied there is an error in the valuation list, they have a statutory duty to correct that error. If that error ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of dwellings were built on land designated as previously undeveloped Green Belt in England in each year since 1997 for which figures are held.
Answer: The Department publishes a statistical release entitled ‘Land use change statistics – new residential addresses’, which includes information on the proportion of dwellings built on land designated as previously undeveloped Green Belt in England. The live ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any elections scheduled for May 2026 will be postponed.
Answer: We have no plans to postpone elections scheduled for May 2026.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeportsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38618 on Freeports, whether trade unions participants in freeports governance will be subject to the same responsibilities and
Answer: The specific responsibilities and duties of Freeport board members are stipulated by the relevant articles of association/terms of reference for the Freeport Board and are for individual Freeports to define, giving due regard to relevant government guidan...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47253More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what requirements re-elected Members of Parliament have to declare political donations received in the period from the dissolution of Parliament to their s
Answer: This is not a matter for the House of Commons Commission.The rules are set out in the Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members, approved by the House on 12 December 2022 (HC 1083).https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Dwelling Management OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025, to Question 41312 on Empty Dwelling Management Orders, what information HM Courts and Tribunals Services holds on the issuing of Empty Dwelling Management Orders.
Answer: The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Residential Property division compiles only aggregated statistics for receipts of interim Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMO) approved and final EDMO appeals.Over the last five years EDMO receipts were as fol...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTower of LondonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43101 on Tower of London, whether her Department has received correspondence from (a) ICOMOS and (b) UNESCO in relation to the potential impact
Answer: No, the Department has not received any correspondence from ICOMOS or UNESCO regarding the potential impact of the proposals on the Tower of London World Heritage Site.Yes, a copy of the paragraph 172 notification sent by the Department on 28 February 202...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish responses from local authorities to the Devolution Priority Programme consultation.
Answer: The consultations for the six areas on the Devolution Priority Programme closed on 13 April 2025. The Government is now carefully considering all responses received, before taking a decision on whether to proceed. This decision, and a report on the consul...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press notice entitled Public land unlocked for the next generation of home owners, published on 27 March 2025, when she expects the housing developments at
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has identified the long-term opportunity to build over 100,000 homes on surplus defence land, improving opportunities for homeownership and creating jobs across the country. This includes a commitment to building and mod...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the amount of funding allocated to each local authority in the 2025-26 financial year to mitigate increases in employer National Insurance Contributions.
Answer: This information has been published in the Core Spending Power tables for the 2025/26 Final Local Government Finance Settlement, which can be found on gov.uk here: Core Spending Power table: final local government finance settlement 2025 to 2026 - GOV.UK.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: AuditMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to p. 3 of the document entitled The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies: Guidance for Departments, last update 15 March 2018, whether sh
Answer: The local audit system is broken, which is why we have a manifesto commitment to overhaul it. The strategy, including the establishment of the Local Audit Office, was based on considerable independent and parliamentary consideration of how to best tackle ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which organisation is paying for the provision of military aid to the civil authorities in Birmingham; and what the estimated cost is.
Answer: The government has been supporting Birmingham City Council in its efforts to address the backlog of waste that had been building up on the city’s streets, and significant progress has been made in the last fortnight. This support has included the three of...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46765More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide additional funding to public bodies for the increase in business rates for hereditaments with a Rateable Value above £500,000.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This tax cut must be sustainably funded, and so we intend to appl...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Disputes: Trade UnionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) public and (b) private sector employees can suspend (i) check off and (ii) facility time for trade unions during industrial action.
Answer: It is for individual employers and trade unions to agree on appropriate approaches during industrial action. The government encourages employers to work constructively with workers and representatives to resolve disputes.Public and private sector employer...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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