Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5412 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation, if she will list the consultation docume
Answer: This government is committed to using consultations and other forms of public engagement to support effective decision-making and delivery. We will respond to all consultations in a timely manner, in line with agreed deadlines.Within MHCLG, responsibility...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5412 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation, how many officials in her Department are
Answer: This government is committed to using consultations and other forms of public engagement to support effective decision-making and delivery. We will respond to all consultations in a timely manner, in line with agreed deadlines.Within MHCLG, responsibility...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants and Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5420 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pentland Communications and Sovereign Strategy, where on gov.
Answer: In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of external meetings held by Special Advisers are published in line with the requirements set out in guidance here.
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6395 MHCLG: departmental responsibilities, what work the Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit does for her remit
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit supports delivery of priorities across both her remit as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Deputy Prime Minister. The policy and strategy unit performs a similar role...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6386 on Affordable Housing, whether the social rent homes target in the 2021-26 Affordable Housing Programme has increased s
Answer: As set out in the Deputy Prime Minister’s statement made on 30 July 2024 (HCSW48), we have asked Homes England and the Greater London Authority to maximise the number of Social Rent homes in allocating the remaining Affordable Homes Programme funding. The...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Freedom of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) substantive information requested and (b) decision was for each (i) Freedom of Information Act and (ii) Environmental Information Regulation request received by her
Answer: The Cabinet Office has responsibility for Freedom of Information policy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and publishes information on the handling of requests at this link: Freedom of Information statistics - GOV.UK.Statistics for the period request...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6395 on MHCLG: departmental responsibilities, what the headcount number of staff is for the Policy and Strategy Unit by civi
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit supports delivery of priorities across both her remit as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Deputy Prime Minister. The policy and strategy unit performs a similar role...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business Rates and Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16486More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) business rate relief on community pubs.
Answer: To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the Government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance. The Government recognises the need to protect the smallest ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower: Ministerial ResponsibilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Minister for Homelessness and Democracy is no longer responsible for the Grenfell brief.
Answer: Trusted relationships between ministers and the Grenfell community are essential for this Department. Before I became a Minister, I called for the French delegation of the Franco-British Colloque to cut ties with Saint Gobain. But I understand that percep...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will set council tax referendum thresholds for 2025-26.
Answer: The government has published the local government finance policy statement setting out referendum thresholds for 2025-26. This is available here.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Environment ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech entitled PM International Investment Summit Speech: 14 October 2024, whether she plans to remove (a) nutrient neutrality rules, (b)
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 556 on 26 July 2024 and Question 1315 on 26 July 2024.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ProductivityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7823 on Local Government: Productivity, if she will publish that letter.
Answer: As noted in my answer to Question 7823 on 16 October 2024, I wrote to all councils to acknowledge the productivity plans submitted after the election, and to thank them for developing innovative efficiency solutions. I was clear that I will not micromanag...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any planning applications for national significant infrastructure development consent have been delayed from the original statutory deadline since 4 July 2024.
Answer: There has been a total of seven planning applications delayed from the original statutory deadline since 4 July 2024.They are as follows:Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant;Heckington Fen Solar;Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange;Luton Airport;Lo...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordQueen Elizabeth II Conference CentreMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on facilitating the use of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre by Parliament during its Restoration and Renewal Programme.
Answer: There is no policy or agreement in place with the Houses of Parliament on using the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre during the Restoration and Renewal Programme. However, the Government continues to work with Parliament on the Restoration and Renewal...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the early release of prisoners on levels of homelessness.
Answer: Prisons, probation and local authorities worked closely together to mitigate the risk of homelessness during the standard determinate sentence (SDS40) release scheme. MHCLG is working closely with the MoJ to build on lessons learned through SDS40.The MoJ ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's practice is on ministerial attendance at (a) meetings and (b) conferences (i) sponsored and (ii) connected to firms associated with the Grenfell Tower fire.
Answer: The government has written to firms associated with the failing identified by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, as the first step to stopping them being awarded government contracts. While this process continues, Ministers within my department will avoid meetin...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been provided to local authorities from Right to Buy receipts to fund new housing in each year since 2009-10.
Answer: Since 2012, councils have been able to retain a portion of the capital receipts generated from Right to Buy sales to use towards new affordable housing.Prior to 2012, around 75% of receipts were returned to the Treasury and the remaining 25% was retained ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which consultations launched in her Department by the previous Government have closed but have not yet received a substantive Government response, in the context of the Cabinet O
Answer: This government is committed to using consultations and other forms of public engagement to support effective decision-making and delivery. We will respond to all consultations in a timely manner, in line with agreed deadlines.Within MHCLG, responsibility...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question HL1722 on Housing: Regeneration, whether the 1.5 million new homes target will count residential dwellings resulting f
Answer: As confirmed in my recent evidence to the select committee, net additional dwellings will be the main measure of the commitment to deliver 1.5 million homes over this Parliament.This statistic includes residential dwellings resulting from a change of use ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Corporate Hospitality and Official GiftsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide details of (a) gifts, (b) donations, (c) donations in kind and (d) hospitality that Ministers in her Department have accepted that have since been paid back t
Answer: All gifts and donations are declared in line with the Ministerial Code and published on gov.uk in the usual way. No gifts or donations have been paid back by the department.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what dates her Department is required to (a) publish and (b) ratify the local government finance settlement for 2025-26; and what the deadlines are for local authorities to pu
Answer: Precepting authorities must set their council tax by 1 March each year and billing authorities must set their council tax by 11 March. Within 21 days of setting their council tax, billing authorities are required to publish details of the total council ta...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8190 on Social Services: Finance, for what reason a decision on council tax (a) referendums and (b) associated thresholds wi
Answer: The government has published the local government finance policy statement setting out referendum thresholds for 2025-26. This is available here.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to commission further rounds of the (a) Build to Rent fund and (b) Private Rented Sector Guarantee scheme.
Answer: The government provides development finance for Build to Rent schemes alongside institutional investors through our Levelling Up Home Building Fund, delivered by Homes England.Building on the announcement in the last Budget, we will be reopening the Priva...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all correspondence between her Department and the Commissioner for Public Appointments in relation to the appointment of the MHCLG Lead Non-Executive Director
Answer: I will place a copy of the department’s letter to the Commissioner for Public Appointments in the Library of the House in the coming days. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments also publishes an annual list of direct appointments that the...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLabour Party: ConferencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants other than special advisers from his Department attended this year’s Labour Party Conference.
Answer: Guidance on Party Conferences is published on gov.uk and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-and-party-conferences-guidance(opens in a new tab).This is applied appropriately and robustly in MHCLG. There is no recor...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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