Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her speech at the Local Government Association Conference of 24 October 2024, what deliverable plans councils will need to put in place.
Answer: Councils under statutory intervention are directed to develop and implement clear, deliverable plans for reform and recovery that address their specific governance and financial challenges and protect local taxpayers. The six councils under statutory inte...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her speech at the Local Government Association Conference of 24 October 2024, what the terms of reference of the Workforce Development Group are.
Answer: The Local Government Workforce Development Group will provide a central-local partnership on local government capacity and capability challenges. It will try to identify the priority cross-cutting issues impacting the local government workforce as a whole...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11493 on Buildings and Housing: Solar Power, whether she is taking planning-related steps to facilitate the fitting of solar
Answer: To facilitate the take up of renewable energy, nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of solar equipment on or within the curtilage of buildings, including in conservation areas, without the need to submit a planning applicati...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her speech at the Local Government Association Conference of 24 October 2024, whether she plans to end the allocation of funding to local government by bidding.
Answer: The government is committed to pursuing a comprehensive set of reforms for public services to return the local government sector to a sustainable position. This will be done in partnership with local government and on the principle of giving forward notic...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to postpone local government elections due to be held in 2025.
Answer: We have no plans to postpone local government elections due to be held in 2025.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMayors: CheshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to create an elected mayor in Cheshire.
Answer: The Minister for Local Government and English Devolution met with Leaders from Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington Councils on 3 September to discuss next steps for devolution in the area.The government will continue to work closely w...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in which local authority areas combined authority mayoral elections will take place in 2025.
Answer: There are two scheduled combined authority mayoral elections in 2025; the Mayor for West of England Combined Authority which includes the local authority areas of Bristol City, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire, and the Mayor for Camb...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow local authorities to impose local taxes on (a) hotel and (b) short-term let stays.
Answer: For the purposes of local taxation, all property is either domestic or non-domestic and is generally subject to either council tax or business rates. Whether any discounts or exemptions may apply will depend on the specific circumstances of each property.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 10847 on Leisure Centres: Government Assistance, whether she plans to hold further rounds of the Swimming Pool Support Fund.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports facilities in communities up and down the country help to support more people to get active wherever they live.The previous Swimming Pool Support Fund was a targeted, one-time, urgent package which has now closed, and...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11179 on Local Government: Equality, whether her Department holds copies of the Local Government Association’s Equality, Div
Answer: The Local Government Association’s (LGAs) Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion learning resources and tools are available on the LGA website: https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/equalities-hub, which could have been easily found online without the need for...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ForfeitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform the leasehold law on forfeiture.
Answer: Yes, the government is committed to removing the disproportionate and draconian threat of forfeiture as a means of ensuring compliance with a lease agreement.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of hereditaments that will qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure business rates relief in financial year 2024-25.
Answer: The latest local authority data on the number of hereditaments in receipt of reliefs is published here: National non-domestic rates collected by councils in England: forecast 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK. The supplementary data tables provide the relevant breakd...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow for an above-inflation rise in the council tax referendum threshold for 2025-26 for the Greater London Authority to increase revenue for Transport for
Answer: Details of the proposed council tax referendum principles for 2025-26 will be set out in the local government finance policy statement in late November.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ProbateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report entitled Summary of responses and government’s response to the consultation on proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premi
Answer: This Government has published guidance for councils and taxpayers on the application of council tax premiums and exceptions. This guidance is available here. The exception for properties actively marketed for sale or let will apply for up to 12 months fro...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PolicyTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department’s definition of a working person is for the purposes of policy development.
Answer: A working person is someone who goes out to work and works for their income. The government has committed to not increase taxes on working people, protecting their payslips against higher taxes. This means no increase in the basic, higher or additional ra...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15201More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments in England have a rateable value over £500,000 broken down by Special Category Code.
Answer: The VOA publishes official statistics on Non-Domestic Rating on gov.uk. The number of properties over £500,000 in rateable value broken down by property sector is published. This can be found in table 2.2 here:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/medi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15200More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7829 on Council Tax: Wales, what information the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish before April 2025.
Answer: As outlined in the response to PQ UIN 7829, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will publish further information on the model and its use in supporting the Welsh Government’s Council Tax reform ambitions on its website before April 2025. In addition, the VO...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: WalesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15199More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether value significant codes are used by the Valuation Office Agency in the Automated Valuation Model for Wales.
Answer: Value Significant Codes (VSCs) indicate the existence of specific features that are likely to affect the value of a property either positively or negatively. The Automated Valuation Model utilises some VSCs, as published in PQ UIN 19500.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15198More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of revenues to the Exchequer from business rates in England in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: The Office for Budget’s Responsibility’s (OBR) October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook includes forecasts for UK business rates receipts. This is available online: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_Oct_2024.pdf.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15197More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the average cost of a pint of beer in a pub.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note on the changes to employer NICs was published on 13 November alongside the legislation when it was introduced to Parliament. The latest forecasts for tax revenues were published alongside the Office for Budget Responsibil...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: AdvertisingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he intends to meet with the Advertising Standards Authority to discuss the advertising of part-copper broadband as fibre.
Answer: I refer the right Hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton to the answer of 21 November to question UIN 14700.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11656 on Tax Avoidance, what her timescales are for (a) commissioning and (b) receiving the review.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 12606 on 11 November 2024.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question HL1248, on Community Ownership Fund, what her Department's planned timetable is for determining whether the Community
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11941 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question HL1248, on Community Ownership Fund, what the status is of Community Ownership Fund grants which were applied for befo
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11941 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any businesses have (a) withdrawn and (b) reduced their investment commitments following the International Investment Summit on 14 October 2024.
Answer: We are not aware of any announcements that investment highlighted at the International Investment Summit has subsequently been withdrawn or reduced. The Office for Investment continues to support business on all the investment projects announced at the su...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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