Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2025
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Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer on 13 October 2025 to Question HL10731 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, when the property was vacated.
Answer: The former Deputy Prime Minister has vacated the property. The Government agreed the terms of vacation of Admiralty House with the former Deputy Prime Minister in the usual way.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Licensing and RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) Camden Council and (b) Southwark Council on (i) regulation of landlords and (ii) selective licensing since 4 July 2024.
Answer: My Department engages regularly with a broad range of local authorities on matters including the regulation of landlords and selective licensing.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications for a selective licensing designation were approved between 4 July 2024 and 23 December 2024.
Answer: My Department approved applications for Selective Licensing submitted by Waltham Forest and Blackpool in November 2024. Between July 2024 and the introduction of the 2024 General Approval on 23 December 2024, Burnley, Barking and Dagenham, and Lambeth sub...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86687More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department will provide a response to the letter from the Hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton dated 18 September 2025.
Answer: A response to the letter from the Hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton was issued on 6 November.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelephone Exchanges: Tower HamletsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with BT Openreach on the cyber-security of the CL-WAP telephone and internet exchange adjacent to the Royal Mint.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the security and resilience of the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure. The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 introduced a robust security framework requiring public telecoms providers to identify, reduce an...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question HL10734 on USA: Diplomatic Service, whether the ongoing work involved expenditure whilst Lord Mandelson was Ambass
Answer: Refurbishment work at our Embassy in Washington DC began in June 2019. The majority of work was completed in 2023, with limited aspects ongoing.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic HousesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered (a) banning vaping in pubs, (b) banning 16 and 17 year olds from buying zero alcohol drinks in pubs and (c) raising the drink drive limit to support the economic viability of
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is not responsible for bans on vaping in pubs, restrictions on zero-alcohol drinks for 16–17-year-olds, or changes to drink-drive limits. These matters fall under the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and th...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentity Cards: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85830More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) members of the Royal Family and (b) parliamentarians will be required to have digital ID cards.
Answer: There will be no requirement to enrol in Digital ID. Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this Parliament.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: John Lewis PartnershipCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85829More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has the Cabinet Office spent in John Lewis since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Cabinet Office procures furniture, furnishings, and work-related items from a range of suppliers. It is sometimes the case that required items can be procured cheaper at great British brands such as John Lewis. This has been the practice under previou...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Second HomesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85828More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with the National Fraud Initiative to tackle evasion of the council tax second homes premium.
Answer: The National Fraud Initiative (NFI), as part of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA), works closely with local authorities to help them identify and prevent fraud. As part of this, the NFI is currently collaborating with local authorities to understan...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85827More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 74185 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, for what reason the second homes council tax premium was paid in August 2025.
Answer: I refer the Honorable Member to 74185 which has since been corrected.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: BillingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local billing authorities on (a) the length of time that council taxpayers should be given to pay and (b) when council tax bills are cons
Answer: This government has recently consulted on modernising and improving the administration of council tax. This included seeking views on the current processes in place to recover council tax. We are currently reviewing all responses to the consultation and w...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTulip SiddiqTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85825More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the hon Member for Hampstead and Highgate received a Ministerial severance payment.
Answer: Ministerial severance is payable under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 when a Minister leaves office and meets the following statutory conditions: Ministers who have not attained the age of 65 and are not appointed to a relevant m...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the revenue from stamp duty land tax on primary homes in the last financial year for which figures are available by (a) local authority and (b) Parliamentary constituency.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not collect data via the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return on whether a residential property will serve as a primary residence. However, the Higher Rates for Additional Dwellings (HRAD) apply when an individual acquires ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: Politically Exposed PersonsTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85823More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority has given to financial institutions on the anti-money laundering checks on (i) UK domestic Politically Exposed Persons and (ii) their spouses
Answer: Guidance for financial institutions on the treatment of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) is published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and can be found here: FG25/3: Treatment of politically exposed persons | FCA The guidance was updated in July...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHen Harriers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of spending by (a) her Department and (b) Natural England on (i) the upland Brood Management Scheme and (ii) the Southern Reintroduction project;
Answer: These programmes were created as part of the Joint Action Plan for the Recovery of the English Hen Harrier Population, put in place in 2016. The Hen Harrier brood management trial and the Southern Reintroduction project were funded by Defra and led by Nat...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the ongoing Natural Environment Research Council study on the role of prescribed burns in re
Answer: Defra will consider the outcomes of this study when published, as with all new evidence in this area.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the average energy bill for households not in receipt of the Warm Homes Discount was allocated to support the Warm Homes Discount in the latest period for whic
Answer: The UK Government has statutory duties to address and reduce fuel poverty and is committed to helping the poorest in our society. The expanded Warm Home Discount will support around 6m households this winter, offering essential support through the winter ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and SmokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a ban on (a) vaping and (b) smoking outside (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) nightclubs.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill allows the Government to expand current indoor smoking restrictions to outdoor public places and workplaces via secondary legislation. The bill also gives the Government powers to make most public places and workplaces that are ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovation: Beer and Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 66478 on Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, whether 16 and 17 year olds will be permitted to consume non-alcoholic products with substantive meal
Answer: In Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, the Government has committed to exploring measures to regulate access to no- and low-alcohol (NoLo) products in line with other alcoholic beverages. This policy is being pursued as alcohol substitute...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnite: ElectionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Certification Officer has received (a) representations and (b) complaints on the elections of the Unite trade union.
Answer: The Certification Officer does not comment on whether any complaints are under consideration. The Certification Officer lists all forthcoming hearings and publishes all decisions on their website.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many post offices there are in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area by (i) location, (ii) rurality and (iii) type of post office.
Answer: Post Office Limited publishes monthly data on the number of branches trading across the UK, including their locations and rurality. The latest dataset, covering September 2025, is available on the Post Office Limited’s website at: 2025-september-network-n...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 76603 on Peatlands: Fires, whether (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have received representations from the National Fire
Answer: The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) responded to Defra’s consultation on heather and grass burning in England earlier this year. Their response is published on their website: 250523-Heather-and-Grass-Burning-in-England-Consultation-Response-FINAL.pdf....
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has issued guidance to charities on the (a) participation of and (b) provision of parallel provision for (i) older girls and (ii) women in sporting events.
Answer: The Charity Commission for England and Wales provides guidance for charities on compliance with the Equality Act 2010.The Government is committed to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, are...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCulture: Regional Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Levelling Up culture projects that were announced under the previous Government have since been (a) cancelled and (b) amended.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 78670 on 21 October 2025. Worcester received £2.3 million funding for only some of the activity within its original programme. This amendment was determined on the basis of representations receiv...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
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