Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Affordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 8688 on Affordable Housing: Construction, if she will make a comparative assessment of the (a) spending profile and (b) cont
Answer: The National Audit Office’s report into the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015, which can be found here, assessed the programme’s management and whether it achieved the intended benefits. The report captured a range of helpful data and made a number of...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMo BainesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) interests and (b) political activities Mo Baines declared when she was appointed as Lead Non-Executive Director.
Answer: Relevant information will be published in due course as part of the annual publication of board members' interests.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: ChinaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had meetings with representatives of the Chinese government since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk as part of the government’s transparency agenda.An independent Planning Inspector will hold a public inquiry at which interested parties will be able to put forward eviden...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the affordable housing grant funding rates are per unit in London under the Accelerated Funding Route by type of affordable housing tenure.
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 recordAffordable Housing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average grant awarded per unit for (a) London Living Rent and (b) London affordable rent under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.
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 recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) Homes England hold on the average grant awarded per unit for new affordable dwellings for homeownership in (A) England, (B) London and
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 recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information (a) her Department and (b) Homes England holds on the average grant awarded per unit for new (i) affordable and (ii) social rent dwellings in (A) England, (B) Lo
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 recordCivil Servants: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received representations from trade unions on introducing a four-day working week for civil servants working in her Department.
Answer: The department is aware of a campaign by members of the Public and Commercial Services trade union (PCS) on the introduction of a four-day week. No formal representations have been made to the department.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of Right to Buy s
Answer: The Review of the Increased Right to Buy Discounts introduced in 2012 includes figures on the impact of the new reduced maximum discounts.We estimate that an average of 1,700 sales will take place annually which will generate, on average, approximately £2...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, what the tenure mix will be for the 5,000 new social and afforda
Answer: At the Budget on 30 October, the Chancellor announced a one year top up of £500 million to the Affordable Homes Programme. This is expected to deliver up to 5,000 additional homes under the programme. The delivery of the additional homes will follow the t...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2024 on Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps, HCWS169, what the target date is for the 5,000 new homes to be (a) starte
Answer: At the Budget on 30 October, the Chancellor announced a one year top up of £500 million to the Affordable Homes Programme. This is expected to deliver up to 5,000 additional homes under the programme. The delivery of the additional homes will follow the t...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to classify new measures in the Employment Rights Bill as a burden via the New burdens doctrine.
Answer: Our Impact Assessments provide an initial, indicative assessment of the impacts that could result from primary legislation. This represents the best estimate for the likely impacts given the current stage of policy development. We intend to refine our ana...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage and Publishing: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on the call for a boycott of Israel’s book industry and Israeli cultural institutions.
Answer: No records of such representations have been located.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncillors' InterestsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on whether councillors should declare ownership of property which is (a) rented out to their local authority at a commerc
Answer: Local authority members must register and disclose pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests with their authority.This includes contracts where a member is providing a service to their local authority, as well as any land interests they may have in the local ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: AccountabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the extent to which local authorities are meeting their obligations under the Local Government Transparency Code to pub
Answer: The purpose of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the Code) is to make it easier for the public to directly hold their councils to account, not as a means for central government to check up on local authorities. Therefore, the government does no...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles and Heat PumpsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled CCC advises 81% reduction in emissions by 2035, published by the Climate Change Committee on 26 October 2024 and the letter from the
Answer: Nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of air and ground source heat pumps and electric vehicle charge points without the need to submit a planning application. The rights are subject to certain conditions and limitations to p...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRenters' Rights BillMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason an impact assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill was not published at (a) First Reading and (b) Second Reading; and if she will make it her policy to ensure impa
Answer: The government published its Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 22 November 2024, following scrutiny from the Regulatory Policy Committee. The Impact Assessment received a ‘green’ rating, indicating it is ‘fit for purpose’. The Impact Asses...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas: CateringMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many premises applied for a pavement licence under the Business and Planning Act 2020.
Answer: The department does not collect data on the number of pavement licences applied for. It is up to local authorities to determine pavement licencing applications.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new Property Portal requirements on the private rented sector will be in addition to selective licensing requirements, where such selective licensing requirement is i
Answer: Local authorities set fees for their selective licensing schemes based on a number of factors including the set-up costs of the scheme, the cost of assessing applications and issuing licences, and the cost of inspecting properties where necessary.The gove...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property and Second Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Guidance on the implementation of the council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes, published on 1 November 2024, which of th
Answer: The government’s published guidance clearly set out the responsibilities of councils when making a determination to charge a council tax premium. The time limited exceptions to council tax premiums can be applied in succession where the dwelling is eligib...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property and Second Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to footnote 2 of her Department's Guidance on the implementation of the council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes, published on 1 November 202
Answer: The government’s published guidance clearly set out the responsibilities of councils when making a determination to charge a council tax premium. The time limited exceptions to council tax premiums can be applied in succession where the dwelling is eligib...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the level of selective licensing fees charged by each local authority with such a scheme; and what the average fee is in England.
Answer: Local authorities set fees for their selective licensing schemes based on a number of factors including the set-up costs of the scheme, the cost of assessing applications and issuing licences, and the cost of inspecting properties where necessary.The gove...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15445More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, what the revenue effect will be of the combination from 2026-27 of the ending of 75% retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) rate relief, the new RHL lower multiplier,
Answer: As set out at Budget, the government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for high-street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties from 2026-27. However, this plan to provide support for the high street must be sustainable. That is wh...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLower Thames CrossingDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the (a) cost of preparing and (b) length of the environmental impact assessment for the Lower Thames Crossing development consent order application.
Answer: Due to the level of interdependency between the large number of different elements of the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order (DCO) application, it is not possible to accurately attribute costs to the production of the individual documents wit...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Trade UnionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10435 on Government Departments: Trade Unions, what the check-off arrangements in her Department are.
Answer: The Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government honours the historic contractual rights of employees to pay subscriptions via a check off arrangement. Existing payroll mechanisms are in place to facilitate this.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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