Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on the 16 December 2024, what discussions she had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer before setting the populati
Answer: Ministers regularly have meetings with colleagues across government.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what the evidential basis is for the decision to set new unitary council sizes a
Answer: The overall case for local government reorganisation is set out the English Devolution White Paper. New unitary councils must be the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks. For most areas this will mean creatin...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's publication entitled English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, if she will make it her policy to ensure elections to princ
Answer: The Government has no plans to change the timing of elections for principal and strategic authorities to ensure that they take place concurrently.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16200 on Local Government: Productivity, for what reason her Department does not routinely publish letters issued to local a
Answer: In line with the practice of successive previous governments, MHCLG does not regularly publish non-public correspondence between Ministers and local authorities. Local authorities are free to publish these letters if they believe it is beneficial to do so...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) full time equivalent and (b) headcount number of staff assigned to work in each of her Department’s offices is.
Answer: The location of every departmental office and the number of staff assigned to work in each of those offices as at 31 December 2024, in both (a) full time equivalent and (b) headcount, is set out below.Office LocationFTEHeadcountBelfast2121Birmingham144147...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: LincolnshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 3 December 2024 to Question (a) 15923 and (b) 15934 on Mayors: Elections, for what reason Greater Lincolnshire is not listed as having a mayoral electi
Answer: Questions UIN 15923 and UIN 15934 concerned combined authorities. Greater Lincolnshire will be established as a combined county authority under legislation currently before Parliament. When that legislation is approved by Parliament, and made, the Greater...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: Thames EstuaryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16892 on Regional Planning and Development: Finance, what her Department's policy is on the (a) continuation of the Thames E
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, the Government confirmed that it would consult on its minded to decision to cease funding for pan-regional partnerships at the end of this financial year. The consultation sought to gather views from all interested parties on the imp...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average grant subsidy per unit is to build an average affordable dwelling under the (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent and (c) affordable home ownership tenures for th
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 recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what dates the public hearings will be held for the Planning Inspectorate's inquiry into the Chinese Embassy planning application; and which planning inspector will be chairin
Answer: The desired information can be found here on the Appeals Casework Portal reference APP/E5900/V/24/3353754.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.35 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, how much and what proportion of the £46 million in funding allocated to her Department will be spent on (a) recrui
Answer: Details of precisely how the £46 million committed to support capacity and capability in local planning authorities will be allocated is subject to departmental planning, and negotiations are ongoing with delivery partners. Further detail will be provided...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVagrancy Act 1824Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce replacement legislation for the Vagrancy Act 1824.
Answer: The Government views the Vagrancy Act as antiquated and no longer fit for purpose. No one should be criminalised for simply sleeping rough on the streets.We will carefully consider the Vagrancy Act and other relevant legislation in developing our new cros...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) increases to (i) capital gains tax and (ii) stamp duty, (b) fixed term tenancies and evictions in the Renters’ Rights
Answer: There were no changes made to Capital Gains tax residential property rates at Autumn Budget and Spending Round 2024.The increase of the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) by two percentage points does not affect existing landlords, only those look...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release on building, published on 5 December 2024, what the mechanism is by which she plans to meet the target of 150 infrastructure deci
Answer: As part of its Plan for Change, the government has pledged to make decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects within this parliament. This target is aimed at projects of a certain type and over a certain size as set out under the Planning Act...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether the decision to suspend councillors will be taken by (a) the full counci
Answer: On 18 December the Government launched a consultation to seek views from local authorities, sector bodies, and the public on a range of proposals to strengthen the local government standards regime and ensure there is a stronger, more consistent, and more...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 17009 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether she had discussions with (a) the Prime Minister or (b) 10 Downing Str
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 17009 on 6 December 2024.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16480 on Community Cohesion, if she will publish the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the Communities and Recove
Answer: Membership and Terms of Reference for the Community and Recovery Steering Group will be published in due course.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) job title, (b) unit or division and (c) grade is of each job advertised on Civil Service Jobs but not to the public since 4 July 2024.
Answer: For the period, 4 July to 31 December 2024, 179 vacancies (67.6%) were advertised externally. 58 job vacancies (32.4% of total advertised) were advertised as Across Government only campaigns.This data set reflects campaigns that were advertised and appoin...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: VacanciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of job vacancies in her Department have been externally advertised since 4 July 2024.
Answer: For the period, 4 July to 31 December 2024, 179 vacancies (67.6%) were advertised externally. 58 job vacancies (32.4% of total advertised) were advertised as Across Government only campaigns.This data set reflects campaigns that were advertised and appoin...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: PhotographyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6408 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography, whether her Department has recruited a photograp
Answer: As is the case already in other government departments, official photographers help to share the work of the department and ministers with the public.Photography and videography - for external use or on the department's corporate channels - can help to gi...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the target of 1.5 million new homes in the context of net migration.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 2451 on 5 September 2024.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of new dwellings built in (a) England and (b) London were flats in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer: Annual estimates of the proportion of building control reported new build purpose-built flats in England and London are shown in Live Table 254, which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Local PressMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the requirement for local authority statutory notices to be published in local newspapers.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 15985 on 3 December 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 15005 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings, if she will list the address of every departmenta
Answer: The address of every departmental office and the number of staff assigned to each of those offices is set out below, together with confirmation of which offices will remain open and which will close. Office LocationAddressStatusStaff assignedBelfastErskin...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 16934 on Devolution: Essex, whether the May 2025 local elections will take place as scheduled.
Answer: It is usual for the government to take account of requests for reorganisation, and to decide on the appropriateness of elections taking place to local authorities which are planned to be replaced, usually postponing to allow elections to the new shadow au...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department work on integration and community cohesion.
Answer: Staff in the department often work across a range of policy areas other than their primary role so it is not possible to specify exact numbers.Cohesion & Integration is a core thread of policy that cuts across many aspects of the departments work.Deta...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
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