Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Leasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, updated on 8 December 2023, when she plans to respond to t
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2024, to Question 12952, on Devolution: Suffolk, whether combined county authorities should contain (a) one county council or (b) more than
Answer: This government believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined authorities or combined county authorities over sensible economic geographies and supported by a mayor. Both of these institutions require mor...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Zero Hours ContractsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 10991, on Civil Service: Zero Hours Contracts, how many departmental (a) staff and (b) contractors are on zero hour contrac
Answer: There are no departmental or contractor staff employed by MHCLG on zero hour contracts.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17827More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the increased revenue to the public purse generated by the increase in business rates for private schools from 2025-26 onwards will be (a) kept in full by local government, (b) shared between central and loc
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government reconfirmed that it is removing private schools’ eligibility for charitable rate relief under business rates in England from April 2025. This intervention will raise around £140 million per year. Business rates retent...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the average ranking for local authorities in (a) urban, (b) suburban and (c) rural areas on the Index of Multiple Deprivation in the late
Answer: The deprivation rank and score for all local authorities in England are published at: English indices of deprivation 2019 - GOV.UK.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13412 on Local Government Finance, whether she plans to reduce funding for councils not in areas of high deprivation.
Answer: The Autumn Budget announced over £4 billion in additional funding for local government services, £1.3 billion of which will go through the Settlement.We will guarantee that no local authority sees a reduction in their Core Spending Power in 2025-26 after ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to freeze the small business rate relief multiplier while adjusting for the revaluation in 2026-27.
Answer: The business rate multipliers to apply from April 2026 will be set at Autumn Budget 2025. Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible pro...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for responding to the National Planning Policy Framework consultation that ended on 24 September 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 7852 on 14 October 2024.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17567More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.43 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether she has made an estimate of the average difference in the business rate bill of a hereditament eligible for r
Answer: Without any government intervention, Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief would have ended entirely in April 2025, creating a cliff-edge for businesses. Instead, the Government has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount to RHL properties up to a ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of calling in the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets on (a) diplomatic, (b)
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 17140 on 18 December 2024.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) when and (b) how her Department became aware of the new planning application for the proposed new Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London.
Answer: Decisions on whether to call in a planning application routinely arise following a representation or notification from a third party. In this instance, the Department were notified of the new planning application by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development O...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were (a) started and (b) completed in England between 2010-11 and 2023-24.
Answer: The number of affordable housing starts and completions is available in live table 1000 here Live tables on affordable housing supply - GOV.UK.The number of completions is available since 1991-92. The department started publishing the number of starts in ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London differs from the previous planning application for the Embassy turned down by the London Bo
Answer: The application in question is identical to the application submitted for the proposed scheme in June 2021. It was refused (against officer recommendation) in February 2023. The applicant chose not to appeal that decision.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what formula her Department plans to use to determine (a) which local authorities will receive funding from the Recovery Grant and (b) the amount of such funding allocated to eac
Answer: The Recovery Grant, worth £600 million, will be distributed using a formula that is based on deprivation and council tax base, using the most recently available public data. The grant will go to places where, weighted by population, deprivation outweighs ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the provisional local government finance settlement for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: The Government will publish the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement in December where we will consult on allocations for 2025-26, alongside launching a consultation on the objectives and principles of local government funding reform.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17560More
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, whether her Department has carried out an equality impact assessment on repurpos
Answer: The Government took into consideration the Public Sector Equality Duty when making decisions regarding the Rural Services Delivery Grant.This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the issues that matter to rural communities. Places with a signifi...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: SecondmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authority officers are seconded to her Department.
Answer: Fewer than or equal to five staff are currently engaged by this department in a secondment capacity from a local authority.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping and Litter: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) take steps to allow local authorities to set unlimited fines for littering and fly-tipping offences and (b) make an assessment of the financial resources local authority
Answer: The Government is currently not considering further increases to the maximum levels of fixed penalty notices that can be issued by local authorities. At present these stand at £500 for littering and £1000 for fly-tipping. Local authorities must spend this...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings, published on 24 October 2024, what assessment sh
Answer: The attendance of elected members at local authority meetings is a core part of the democratic process at the local level, and is integral to members carrying out their functions effectively. At the same time, the Government recognises that there are circ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of Local Plans have been withdrawn by local authorities in 2024 following advice from the Planning Inspectorate; and what assessment she has made of the financial
Answer: As of the end of November 2024, 2 (4.4%) of the 45 plans that have been examined by the Planning Inspectorate this year have been withdrawn following advice from the Planning Inspectorate. A third plan was recommended for withdrawal but the authority decl...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: AppealsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of appeal hearings considered by the Planning Inspectorate were conducted virtually in 2024.
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate undertakes public hearings and inquiries across all its casework services. Most take place in person, but some are held wholly or partly virtually.Reliable data on the number and proportion of virtually held events is not availab...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance for local authorities on four day working weeks and annualised hours.
Answer: The government recognises that local authorities are independent employers who are responsible for decisions such as these around the management of their workforces, however, it is not government policy to support a four-day working week in local authorit...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: OwnershipMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (England) Order 2024 on levels of home ownership.
Answer: The Government’s review of Right to Buy discounts was published alongside the Budget on 30th October, and new maximum cash discounts came into force via the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (England) Order 2024 on 21 November. As set out in the...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions on external services commissioned by local government.
Answer: The Government has committed to provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional employer NICs costs. This applies to those directly employed by the public sector, including local government. We will set out further details...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase scrutiny arrangements in mayoral combined authorities.
Answer: There is an existing system of accountability and scrutiny arrangements for Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) to ensure that public spending is achieving value for money with an array of monitoring and reporting processes for MCAs. The government is com...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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