Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Chinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a heritage impact assessment has been conducted on proposals to move the Chinese Embassy to the former Royal Mint building.
Answer: An appointed Inspector held a public inquiry which heard a range of evidence for and against the proposals in question. As this case will come before ministers in MHCLG to determine, it would not be appropriate to comment further.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the willingness of local authorities to participate in
Answer: The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDarlington Economic CampusMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many days each of her departmental Ministers has spent working at the Darlington Campus since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and ministerial team work from a number of locations and offices across the country. The Deputy Prime Minister does not regularly work from the Wolverhampton office or Darlington Campus.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 31882 on Local Government: Reorganisation, what the threshold is for her to submit a formal request for a structural review
Answer: As part of the process for changing from two tiers to a single tier of local government, where the Secretary of State receives a proposal in response to an invitation, the Secretary of State may, under section 4 of the 2007 Local Government and Public Inv...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, whether a requirement to have a New Town will be imposed on local planning authorities if (a) they do n
Answer: The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question 31048 on Licensing Laws, what the evidential basis is that a unified consent regime for pavement licences did not prove wor
Answer: In March 2024 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government made permanent changes to streamline applications for pavement licenses. In May 2024 the Home Office consulted on options to make permanent its existing temporary measures to streamli...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 29991 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, what his planned timetable is for responding to the 2028 Phase 2 report; and whether h
Answer: Chaired by Baroness Casey, the Independent Commission on adult social care will be undertaken in two phases. Phase one, reporting in 2026, will identify the biggest challenges in adult social care and recommend practical changes to improve people’s lives ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35704More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance the Commission has provided on whether the provisions on hon. Members being required to report linked donations and declaring the identity of
Answer: The Commission does not issue guidance on the registration of Members’ Financial interests. The Committee on Standards periodically reviews the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members and makes recommendations for changes...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24157 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if he will list the organisations that the Department has received corres
Answer: The planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this decision independent from the rest of Government corresponding to her quasi-judicial role. As you wo...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: FlagsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 29073 on FCDO: Flags, what flags have been flown at ground level but visible from the public highway since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The bisexual flag was flown in September 2024 and the Union flag was flown in November 2024 on the internal Quad flag poles.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbassies: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers the Government has to enforce breaches of planning conditions by foreign embassies.
Answer: Responsibility for planning enforcement rests with local planning authorities. It is for them to decide how and when to use their enforcement powers depending on the particular circumstances of each case.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTower of LondonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has submitted a report to UNESCO on the state of the Tower of London World Heritage Site.
Answer: I can confirm that DCMS, as the State Party to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, submitted a State of Conservation Report for the Tower of London World Heritage Site to UNESCO in November 2024, at UNESCO’s request. The executive summary of this report...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTower of LondonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London World Heritage Site on its UNESCO world heritage status.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is the UK State Party to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, but does not make assessments of planning applications and their impact on World Heritage Sites.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 29081 on Waste Disposal: Local Government, whether state taxes, charges or levies are placed on municipal incineration of househo
Answer: The Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) publishes an annual gate fees report, including those for Energy from Waste (EfW). No taxes, charges or levies are placed on municipal incineration of household waste.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 29081 on Waste Disposal: Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of gate fees on local authorities'
Answer: The Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) publishes an annual gate fees report UK Gate Fees report 2023-24 | WRAP.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExtinction Rebellion and Just Stop OilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2024 to Question 4992 on Greenpeace, whether his Department engages with (a) Just Stop Oil and (b) Extinction Rebellion.
Answer: The Department has not engaged with Just Stop Oil or Extinction Rebellion.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 14 February 2025 to Question (a) 29078 and (b) 29080 on Property Development: Air Pollution, whether air quality assessments for developments subject to an E
Answer: The degree to which air quality is assessed depends on the likely significant effects of the development on the environment.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32543 on Sewers, whether the implementation of SuDS will be (a) subject to the 10 unit threshold previously proposed and (b) not
Answer: The Government published a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 12 December 2024.This update expanded the requirement for applicants to take a more holistic approach so that it is clear that developments of all sizes are expected to make u...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) offices, (b) shops and (c) warehouses which do not currently meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for commercial buildings b
Answer: Based on publicly available MHCLG data, approximately 87% of offices, 83% of shops, and 91% of warehouses have a valid EPC rated below EPC B - the minimum standard proposed in the 2019 consultation to strengthen the non-domestic Private Rented Sector Regu...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of (a) 31 July 2024 to Question 1331 and (b) 21 February 2025 to Question 29088 on Energy Performance Certificates: Housing, what his planned timetable is for publishin
Answer: The Government’s position on supporting owner occupiers remains as was set out in the Answer to Question 1331.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 26476 to Community Development: Radicalism, whether her Department’s policy of non-engagement applies to (a) representation
Answer: Statutory requests for information, under laws like the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), or the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UKGDPR) allow anyone to request information held by the Department, a...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers accommodated in (a) hotels, (b) houses and (c) flats.
Answer: Available data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation is published quarterly on GOV.UK under the immigration statistics data tables.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 February 2025 on Consultation Results: Alcohol in licensed pavement areas, HCWS477, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the expi
Answer: As explained in the written statement of 27 February 2025, those businesses with an on-sales only licence that have taken advantage of the Covid era easement and wish to continue off-sales after 31 March will need to obtain a licensing variation. Accordin...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 February 2025 on Consultation Results: Alcohol in licensed pavement areas, HCWS477, how many licensed premises will need to obtain licensing variations wh
Answer: As explained in the written statement of 27 February 2025, those businesses with an on-sales only licence that have taken advantage of the Covid era easement and wish to continue off-sales after 31 March will need to obtain a licensing variation. Accordin...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 28151 on Offences against Children: Inquiries, how the £5 million will be allocated to local authorities; and whether local authorities must bid
Answer: On 16 January 2025, the Home Secretary announced a funding package to deliver stronger national support for locally-led work on tackling group-based child sexual exploitation. This includes supporting Oldham Council who have confirmed work to undertake a ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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