Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2024
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Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 58 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government restructuring on social care (a) delivery an
Answer: The upcoming English Devolution White Paper will set out more detail on the government’s devolution plans, including on working with councils to move to simpler structures that make sense for their local areas, with efficiency savings from council reorgan...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans not to commence provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Answer: Following Royal Assent of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (LURA) in October 2023, a small number of provisions were commenced by the previous government, for example relating to pavement licensing, planning enforcement and certain reforms to the com...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.80 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what proportion of the £120 million is new funding.
Answer: The £120m of funding announced in the Budget for 2025/26 is in addition to the existing funding of £120m in 2024/25, and will continue to support the purchase of new electric vans as well as the manufacture of wheelchair accessible electric vehicles (EVs)...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the Spring Budget 2022 for the purchase of new electric vans via the plug-in vehicle grant remains available.
Answer: Over the last two financial years since Spring 2022, the Plug in Van Grant has supported the purchase over 30,000 zero emission vans. The Government continues to recognise the importance of grants, providing £120 million for next financial year to incenti...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2024 have (a) been and (b) are due to be commenced.
Answer: Following Royal Assent of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (LURA) in October 2023, a small number of provisions were commenced by the previous government, for example relating to pavement licensing, planning enforcement and certain reforms to the com...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has the Valuation Office Agency made of the potential impact of the 2026 business rates revaluation on businesses, broken down by (a) special category code and (b) each English region.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has a statutory duty to compile and maintain accurate rating lists. The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 set the date of completion for the next revaluation as 1 April 2026. Valuation activity is now underway. In line with se...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the provision of new housing through New Towns counts towards housing targets in Local Plans.
Answer: The government established the New Towns Taskforce in September 2024, tasking this independent expert advisory panel with making recommendations to ministers within 12 months on the location and delivery of new large-scale new communities in England.As de...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the cost of outsourced local government services.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 11851 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ProcurementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the total value of local government procurement of (a) goods and (b) services in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: MHCLG does not collect data on the procurement activities of individual local authorities. They are independent contracting authorities and accountable to their own electorates.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ProcurementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of outsourced (a) goods and (b) services in local government in the last 12 months.
Answer: MHCLG does not collect data on the procurement activities of individual local authorities. They are independent contracting authorities and accountable to their own electorates.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38442 on Local Government: Public Private Partnerships, what steps her Department has taken to assess compliance with the
Answer: The purpose of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the Code) is to make it easier for the public to directly hold their councils to account, not as a means for central government to check up on local authorities. Therefore, the government does no...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlags: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6385 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flags, if she will publish guidance on whether the flying of
Answer: The relevant government guidance, Flying flags: a plain English guide, sets out the planning rules for the display of flags.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides on the processes to be followed by other Government departments making representations on the potential call-in or recovery of a planning ap
Answer: There is no separate guidance provided to other government departments regarding making representations on the potential call-in or recovery of a planning application or appeal. Processes are laid out in the House of Commons Library research briefing ‘Cal...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16947More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government’s non-school business rate changes announced at Autumn Budget 2024, whether she has made a (a) regulatory impact assessment or (b) tax information and impact note on (i) the changes
Answer: At Autumn Budget 24, 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 benef...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax YieldsTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the gross increase in business rate receipts from the 2026-27 business rate multiplier surcharge on hereditaments above £500,000 Rateable Value.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, the Government intends to protect the high street by introducing permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with Rateable Values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut w...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax YieldsTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of how much business rates receipts in England will raise gross in 2025-26.
Answer: The Office for Budget’s Responsibility’s (OBR) October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook includes forecasts for UK business rates receipts. This is available online: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_Oct_2024.pdf.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16944More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the methodological basis was for setting the proposed business rate multiplier surcharge for hereditaments above £500,000 rateable value at a level of up to 10 pence in the pound.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, the Government intends to protect the high street by introducing permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with Rateable Values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut w...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which types of hereditament are eligible for the retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief by Valuation Office Agency special category code.
Answer: The eligibility criteria for the 2024-25 retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief are set out in guidance published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Guidance for the 2025-26 scheme will be published in due course. ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16942More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the average proportionate reduction in rateable value for special category code 226 (pubs) in the 2023 business rates revaluation.
Answer: Statistics on the change in rateable value of non-domestic properties as a result of the 2023 Revaluation are published here:Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2023 Revaluation (compiled list) - GOV.UK Table ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16941More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7830 on Council Tax: Wales, what each of the property attributes are under the headings dwelling type to bathroom count.
Answer: Descriptions of most of the property attributes can be found on GOV.UK here: www.gov.uk/guidance/property-attribute-data-pad#the-data-we-hold. Subsidised Housing Indicator - this indicates if a property has been purpose-built by a Local Authority, Housing...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings were liable for council tax in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
Answer: Council tax is a devolved matter. You will appreciate therefore it would only be appropriate for me to comment on council tax data for England. Data on the number of dwelling liable for council tax in 2009 is available here. Data for 2024 is available her...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16939More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) address, (b) local authority, (c) special category code and (d) rateable value of each hereditament on the business rates valuation list.
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 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSportsgrounds: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16938More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) football, (b) rugby and (c) cricket stadiums or clubs with a Rateable Value over £500,000 will be liable to pay the business rates Rateable Value multiplier surcharge from 2026-27.
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 high stre...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16937More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14625 on Business Rate: Tax Allowances and with reference to line 18 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, for what reason the forecasts differ.
Answer: Autumn Statement 2023 (AS23) announced 75 per cent relief to Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) properties up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business. Based on local authorities’ Non-Domestic Rates form (NNDR1) returns, the static cost of RHL relief is ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 14 October 2024 to Question 6386 and (b) 9 September 2024 to Question 2997 on Affordable Housing, what estimate he has made of the aggregate change
Answer: As per my response to Question UIN 2997 on 9 September 2024, in July we confirmed that the previous government had agreed, but had chosen not to publish, a reduction in the 2021-26 programme's delivery targets from “up to 180,000 homes should economic con...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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