Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2024
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Devolution: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on a devolution deal for Essex; and whether she plans to amend the date of the local elections scheduled for May 2025.
Answer: In July, the Deputy Prime Minister invited places without devolution agreements, such as Essex, to come forward with proposals for their areas. This process closed in September and we are engaging closely with local leaders and stakeholders to review prop...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates and Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 4.63 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, HC 295, whether the £1.3 billion new grant funding includes central government funding for (a
Answer: On 28 November we published a policy statement setting out details on the Local Government Finance Settlement for the next year for councils across England, as well as the government’s wider intentions to fix the foundations of local government over the c...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 28 November 2024 on Local Government Finance, HCWS265, and to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 15204, if he will publish the counci
Answer: The local government finance policy statement 2025 to 2026 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-finance-policy-statement-2025-to-2026/local-government-finance-policy-statement-2025-to-2026), set out a proposed referendum principle ...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2820 on Private Education: Business Rates, whether business rates will be levied on (a) nurseries and (b) pre-school premis
Answer: The Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill will remove the eligibility for charitable rate relief from private schools that are charities in England. Standalone private nursery schools with their own rates bills are outside of the scop...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2820 on Private Education: Business Rates, whether a (a) sports playing field and (b) playground is a positive material consideration by the Valuation Office Ag
Answer: All intrinsic physical characteristics of the school are taken into consideration, and both sports playing fields and playgrounds are material considerations which positively impact the calculated rateable value.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 8 October 2024 to Questions 5762 and 5607 on Devolution: Norfolk and Devolution: Suffolk, what the evidential basis is for the Government's policy that
Answer: This government strongly 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 directly elected mayor. These instit...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureHome OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, if she will state how her department has changed the previous
Answer: The Home Secretary commissioned the counter extremism sprint to identify gaps in current policy approaches and to recommend a new approach to tackling radicalisation that can draw people to hateful ideologies, both online and offline. The aim was to devel...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: IslamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on (a) Ministerial and (b) official-level engagement with (i) the Muslim Association of Britain, (ii) Cage and (iii) MEND.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20228 on 24 December 2024.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average grant subsidy per unit to build an average affordable dwelling under the (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent and (c) affordable home ownership tenures was in th
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government delegates delivery of the government’s Affordable Homes Programme to Homes England (outside London) and to the Greater London Authority (GLA) in London.The government agrees budgets and targets wit...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England press release of 15 October 2024, entitled Homes England invests in Schroders Capital’s Real Estate Impact Fund, whether the £50 million of fundin
Answer: The Homes England investment into Schroders Capital’s Real Estate Impact Fund was announced following the government’s International Investment Summit. The investment of £50 million was a Financial Transaction from Capital Spending budgets (CDEL- FT) and ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release of 15 October 2024 entitled Thousands of new homes to be built as government unlocks brownfield sites, what the target date is to
Answer: Round three Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 land release milestones are set for 31 March 2028. Housing is then delivered up to three years after the land release milestone. The 5,200 homes forecast applies only to the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2, round ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government and Mayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7872 on Local Government: Elections, if she will update the list of years in which each council’s elections will be held wit
Answer: The Government will update the list of local authority elections in England - which can be found here - to include elections for mayors for combined authorities and combined county authorities. The list already includes elections for councils and is easil...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2014 to Question 5416 on Civil Dignitaries and Members: Age, for what reason the Government deems 16 and 17 year olds to be old enough to vot
Answer: Pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024, to Question 5416, the introduction of Votes at 16 is about building long lasting engagement with our democracy among young people. By engaging voters early, when they are young, we will build the foundations for ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry 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
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