Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Social Rented Housing: Transport for LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations from the RMT trade union on prioritising Transport for London staff members for social housing.
Answer: My Department has not received representations from the RMT trade union on prioritising Transport for London staff members for social housing.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMayoral Renewables FundDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the Mayoral Renewables Fund is operating on a bidding scheme basis; and whether the fund is ringfenced.
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) will partner with Local Authorities, Mayoral Strategic Authorities, Devolved Governments and the community energy sector to help increase the rollout of renewable energy projects. The 2025/26 financial year is a transitional per...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to instruct the Local Government Boundary Commission to conduct a formal assessment of the new wards and boundaries of the new unitary authorities.
Answer: My department is working closely with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to ensure that they are involved at the appropriate time to ensure fair electoral arrangements across the area of any new unitary local authorities.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 33755 on Members: Prison Sentences, whether her Department plans to change the disqualification rules for councillors in local
Answer: Local government members already face disqualification if they receive a custodial sentence. When a person is convicted of any offence and receives a custodial sentence, whether suspended or not, of three months or more, they are disqualified from either ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Companies HouseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37580 on Electoral Commission: Companies House, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with Government departments
Answer: The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 introduced changes which enable Companies House to disclose information with any person for the purpose of exercising its functions. Companies House can also share information with any public authorit...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release notice entitled £2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation, publis
Answer: At Spring statement, the government announced an immediate injection of £2 billion to support delivery of the biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and contribute to our ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 mi...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the amount (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on housing for (i) refugees and (ii) asylum seekers by each local authority in the 2024-25 fina
Answer: The department does not hold this information to the level of detail requested. The department releases data on local authority spend through the local authority revenue expenditure and financing statistics, in which RO3 line 49 accounts for social suppor...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFlags: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on whether a flag flown outside at ground level requires planning permission, where it does not have deemed consent.
Answer: Relevant government guidance available on gov.uk sets out the planning rules for the display of flags.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol Drinks: Labelling and MarketingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37074 on Low Alcohol Drinks, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential mer
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives. While the Government has not made a specific assessment of changing the alcohol-free threshold, both Defra and DHSC will con...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: WolverhamptonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 35254 on MHCLG: Wolverhampton, for what reason the Deputy Prime Minister does not regularly work from those offices.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and ministerial team work from a number of locations and offices across the country. Since coming into office, the Deputy Prime Minister has led an ambitious legislative agenda in Parliament to boost renters' rights, fix the plan...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the terms of reference of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition for what reasons the recommendations of the Group to the Minister wil
Answer: The appointment period for the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group commenced on 24 March 2025, following the publication of the Working Group Terms of Reference. It is important that government is transparent in the actions it takes t...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to use local authorities to help procure accommodation for asylum seekers.
Answer: The Home Office is working closely with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while reducing the overall cost of asylum accommodation for the taxpayer.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordShops: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025, to Question 37217, on Energy: Shops, whether the installation of energy efficiency measures to meet the minimum energy efficiency standards are a positive material change for
Answer: In assessing the effect of energy efficient measures, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) must first consider the occupancy. If a shop is owner-occupied, then an Energy Performance Certificate is not required. If the shop is let, the extent and nature of an...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Working Group on Anti Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition, on what date the six month appointment period commenced.
Answer: The appointment period for the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group commenced on 24 March 2025, following the publication of the Working Group Terms of Reference. It is important that government is transparent in the actions it takes t...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHomes England: ConsultantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 32217 on Homes England: Consultants, if she will provide a breakdown of that spending by (a) firm, (b) value and (c) topic.
Answer: Homes England’s spending on consultants since 5th July 2024 can be broken down as £1,877,010 to Deloitte & Touche for external advice and support on the Agency’s organisational change, £18,894 to CSL – KPMG LLP to provide third party assurance at key ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: British Nationals AbroadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to help increase (a) registration and (b) participation in elections by overseas British electors.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving electoral registration. We are exploring a wide range of options to deliver on this manifesto commitment. As set out in our response to the Electoral Commission’s evaluation of the 2024 general election, published ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Pilot SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to conduct electoral pilots under the Representation of the People Act 2000.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has no plans at present to conduct electoral pilots under the powers in the Representation of the People Act 2000 in England.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Office's closed consultation entitled Impact assessment: alcohol in licensed pavement areas, published on 10 May 2024, whether her Department has produced an impact assessme
Answer: The previous government ran two consultations in 2023 and 2024 to consider the future of this temporary easement, each accompanied by an impact assessment. The most recent impact assessment, published alongside the 2024 consultation, can be found at Impac...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Workplace PensionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to re-introduce pensions for councillors.
Answer: MHCLG keeps access to the Local Government Pension Scheme under regular review.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence entitled Local government reorganisation: invitation to local authorities in two-tier areas, published on 6 February 2025, if sh
Answer: The Government has no plans to place interim plans received from councils in the House of Commons Library. Interim plans are not a decision-making point but are designed to enable areas to set out their progress on developing proposals in line with the cr...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Green Belt, published on 27 February 2025, whether a regulatory impact assessment was prepared in relation to the new guidance.
Answer: No. Regulatory impact assessments are prepared to support the appraisals of new primary or secondary legislation.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40494More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, at which flat number at Admiralty House is the Deputy Prime Minister resident.
Answer: As has been the case under successive administrations, the Prime Minister allocates official residences to ministers, either on the grounds of security or to allow them to better perform their official duties. The Deputy Prime Minister was allocated one ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37220 on Admiralty House, how many civil servants provided support to the Deputy Prime Minister for the move.
Answer: As this support was provided in relation to the move to an official residence it is not possible to identify a specific number of staff.Professional removal and cleaning services were hired and paid for personally by the Deputy Prime Minister and at no co...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning and Infrastructure BillCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40491More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38050 on Planning and Infrastructure Bill, whether Ministers attended the Downing Street preview of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on 11 March 2025.
Answer: Ministerial meetings with external organisations will be published in the usual way on gov.uk.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 16572 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will publish the information disclosed under the Environmental Informa
Answer: A further call-in request was received from Innovate UK on 16 October 2024, after the planning application had been called in on 14 October 2024. We do not routinely publish planning representations seeking call in of applications.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
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