Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Antisemitism and IslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken to tackle (a) anti-semitism and (b) anti-Muslim hatred since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Rooting out these abhorrent forms of hatred is an absolute priority for this Government, and we have already taken a number of steps to achieve this.In July, the Prime Minister reappointed Lord John Mann as the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemi...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: KentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20555 on Elections: Kent, if she will publish the letter dated 16 December 2024.
Answer: The letter dated 16 December, which I sent to leaders of all two-tier councils and neighbouring unitary authorities, has now been published and can be found here.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFaith Matters and Tell MAMA: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question HL46 on Faith Matters, what payments have been made to (a) Faith Matters and (b) Tell MAMA since 4 July 2024; and what th
Answer: The Government works closely with police and community partners, including Tell MAMA, to monitor and support victims of Islamophobia. Tell MAMA has been funded by government since 2012 to deliver a reporting service and provide support for victims of Isla...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22335More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20229 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, for what reason the readout does not include reference to discussions on the Chinese Embassy.
Answer: There is nothing further to add to my answer of 19 December, Official Report, PQ 20229
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to mandate local government restructuring as part of her plan for devolution.
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper announced that we 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 hindering their ab...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ProcurementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data entitled Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: procurement pipeline, published on 3 December 2024, what Project Heart is.
Answer: Project Heart was an internal term previously used by officials to describe the anticipated works associated with the Grenfell Memorial. This term is no longer in use.The final design for a fitting and lasting memorial will be determined by the Grenfell c...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax YieldsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22332More
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, what estimate her Department has made of what business rate receipts will be in
Answer: For 2024-25, English local authorities estimate business rates receipts will be £26.3 billion, of which £16.2 billion is retained locally. Local authorities have not yet submitted their estimates of business rates income for 2025-26. In addition, authorit...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22331More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on business rate relief in (a) freeports, (b) investment zones and (b) legacy enterprise zones; and how that relief will apply to the new business rate multiplier on hereditaments over £500,000 ra
Answer: Freeports, Investment Zones and Enterprise Zones have access to a range of tax reliefs, including 100 per cent business rates relief. The eligibility criteria for business rates relief in Freeports and Enterprise Zones is available online: https://www.gov...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether private landlords will be required to pay an ongoing fee to register with the (a) Private Rented Sector database and (b) private rented sector landlord ombudsman in addit
Answer: The Renters’ Rights Bill includes provisions for the Private Rented Sector Database to be funded through fees charged to private landlords when they register. The new service will bring substantial benefits to landlords – providing a single source of info...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNoise: Pollution ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities about (a) planning, (b) licensing and (c) statutory nuisance aspects of noise complaints about (i) long-standing clocks a
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should ensure that new development is appropriate for its location including the likely effects of pollution on health, living conditions and the natural environment, ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average capital grant subsidy is per unit for a social rent dwelling.
Answer: The Department delegates delivery of the Affordable Homes Programme to Homes England outside London and to the Greater London Authority (GLA) in London. The government agrees budgets and targets with both agencies to deliver the programme’s overall target...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 16498 on Affordable Housing: Construction, if she will publish the grant given to each (a) developer and (b) consortium und
Answer: The Greater London Authority (GLA) publish a quarterly update of all approvals for grant in their delegated approvals log which can be found on the GLA website here. Due to the nature of negotiations with partners on individual site delivery, the GLA does...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordQueen Elizabeth II Conference CentreMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16198 on Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, if she will make it her policy to facilitate use of the QE2 Conference Centre
Answer: There is no formal agreement with the Houses of Parliament or the Restoration and Renewal Programme regarding the use of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Therefore, there is no policy in place. Nevertheless, the Department continues to collaborat...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16197 on Prisoners’ Release: Homelessness, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to monitor level
Answer: Data on the number of prisoners released under SDS40 who were released homeless is retained locally at each prison. Ministry of Justice is currently collating data relating to the September and October SDS40 release dates and this will be published in due...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Buildings: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the compliance rate of public sector buildings with requirements to display energy certificates.
Answer: The Government does not routinely hold or collect data to identify public buildings that are frequently visited by the public. Therefore, we have not made an assessment of the current levels of non-compliance in relation to Display Energy Certificates (DE...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Buildings: Red DieselTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22323More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of permitting community owned facilities to use red diesel for the purposes of (a) heating and (b) electricity generation.
Answer: In 2020, the previous Government announced that the red diesel entitlement would be withdrawn from most sectors from April 2022. Following consultation in 2020-21, the previous Government confirmed that some sectors would retain the entitlement to use red...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: PylonsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on whether the erection of an electricity pylon close to a dwelling is a material consideration in relation to the current valuation and counc
Answer: The erection of a new electricity pylon close to a dwelling (property) will give the owner or occupier the right to submit a proposal (formal challenge) to alter the Council Tax list. The proposal can be made if they believe there has been a “material red...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMo BainesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15805 on Mo Baines, for what reason Mo Baines’ declaration of political activity was not published when her appointment as L
Answer: Non-Executive Board Members’ relevant interests are updated and published bi-annually as part of an established process as set out on the following gov.uk page: Non-Executive Board Member declaration of interests process - GOV.UK.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government plans to take to amend the rules on (a) donations to political parties and (b) the permissibility of donations from foreign business owners through UK-r
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN HL3289 on 20 December 2024.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: EnergyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime, published on 4 December 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential imp
Answer: The average cost of an energy performance certificate (EPC) is estimated to be £70 for domestic properties and £400 for non-domestic properties. The average costs for private sector landlords who need to make improvements to their domestic properties as a...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EnergyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation entitled Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime, published on 4 December 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential impac
Answer: The average cost of an energy performance certificate (EPC) is estimated to be £70 for domestic properties and £400 for non-domestic properties. The average costs for private sector landlords who need to make improvements to their domestic properties as a...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish her response to the letter from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China of 4 December 2024 on the consultation process for the Chinese Embassy planning appl
Answer: The Department does not routinely publish ministerial responses to representations.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, through what mechanism small business rate relief is financed; and how local authorities are reimbursed for the cost.
Answer: The cost to local authorities of providing small business rate relief was taken into account when setting up the business rates retention system. The Government has also compensated local authorities through additional grants to reflect changes to the sma...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil of the Nations and RegionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15932 on Council of the Nations and Regions, for what reason council (a) leaders and (b) mayors were not invited.
Answer: The local government membership of the Council of the Nations and Regions is composed of the directly elected Mayors of combined authorities, combined county authorities, and the Mayor of London. New Mayors established through the English devolution proce...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLabour Party: ConferencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15832 on Labour: Civil Servants, whether her Departments holds information on how many civil servants other than special adv
Answer: Guidance on Party Conferences is published on gov.uk and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-and-party-conferences-guidance.Information on the number of civil servants who attended last year's Labour party conferen...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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