Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Chinese Embassy: Planning PermissionHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from the Metropolitan Police of 10 February 2025 submitted to the Planning Inspectorate's inquiry into the Chinese Embassy planning application, what discussions the Home
Answer: The Metropolitan Police and other relevant stakeholders were consulted on the written representations submitted to the Planning Inspector on 14 January.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2025, to Question 29612, on Asylum: Health Services, whether independent sector providers have been commissioned by her Department to provide NHS health care serv
Answer: Private healthcare is not provided to asylum seekers as part of Asylum Support and Accommodation provided by the Home Office.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025, to Question 29605, on Asylum: Housing, what is the Resource DEL budget for Asylum Support, Resettlement and Accommodation in financial year 2024-25.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer he received on 11 February 2025 to UIN 29605.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025, to Question 29606, on Asylum: Housing, how many unaccompanied asylum seeking children are supported by local authorities broken down by per council.
Answer: Information on the number and proportion of looked after children, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, is submitted to the department on an annual basis and was last published on 14 November 2024 at local authority level in our statistical re...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have obtained refugee status since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’....
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025, to Question 29613, on Asylum: Contracts, whether her Department holds contracts with non-strategic suppliers for the provision of asylum accommodation and s
Answer: The Home Office holds five contracts with non-strategic suppliers for the provision of Asylum Accommodation and Support Services, outside of the North West, Midlands and East of England. These services are provided by Mears and CRH.Details of these agreem...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNightclubs and Public Houses: Agent of ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025, to Question 30643, on Nightclubs and Public Houses: Planning, if she will provide the gov.uk address for her Department's guidance on
Answer: Planning Policy Guidance on noise with advice about how planning can manage potential noise impacts in new developments, and the ‘agent of change’ principle, can be found in the online Planning Practice Guidance on Noise here in Paragraph: 009 Reference I...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: ReviewsHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025, to Question 29607, on Offences against Children: Reviews, what remuneration is being given to Baroness Case of Blackstock for leading the review; and whethe
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
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35304More
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, what the application fee is of the Licensing Act 2023 variation permit
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 35303More
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 pubs and restaurants with pavement licences will need to vary
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 recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025, to Question 30641, on Asylum: Finance, what the budget is for payments to councils under the (a) Grant 7 and (b) Grant 6 programmes across (i) England and (
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer he received on 14 February 2025 to UIN 30641.The number of individuals assisted is based on demand and not on targets.Details of funding for the forthcoming financial year will be issued in due course.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice, Fire and Crime Commissioners: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there will be an election for the role of Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex in 2028.
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force and fire and rescue geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner and...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, CP 1218, December 2024, whether she plans to transfer the powers of current (a) Police and Crime and (b) Police, Fire and Cr
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force and fire and rescue geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner and...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice, Fire and Crime CommissionersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether she plans to transfer powers from Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners to Mayors befo
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force and fire and rescue geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner and...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 23916 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Legal Costs, whether her policy on naming organisations or
Answer: The community engagement principles were a policy launched by the previous administration – they provided a set of standards and guidance on how Government should consider which partners to engage with. Guidance was published in March 2024, but the princi...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Local PressDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 1 December 2020 to Question 119355 on Planning Permission: Local Press, what her Department's policy is on the continued role of statutory notices in local newspap
Answer: Public notices are important for ensuring that the public is kept informed of decisions made by their council which may affect their quality of life, local services or amenities, or their property. The independent 2019 Cairncross Review into sustainable j...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 30361 on Local Government: Elections, whether she had discussions with the district councils in (a) East Sussex, (b) West S
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) initial and (b) final proposals on local government restructuring should be agreed by consensus between local authorities within the two-tier area; and what steps she
Answer: We expect local leaders to engage their MPs and to ensure there is wide engagement with local partners and stakeholders, residents and businesses. This engagement should both inform the development of robust proposals and build a shared understanding of t...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the invitation to restructure letter to Surrey has a deadline of May.
Answer: Given the urgency of creating sustainable unitary local government for Surrey, the decision was taken to work with local leaders in Surrey to facilitate reorganisation to the most ambitious timeframe possible. This will also enable Surrey to benefit from ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLegislative Reform OrdersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to make use of Legislative Reform Orders to deliver changes to primary legislation.
Answer: Ministers consider a range of legislative and non-legislative options to deliver the Government’s Plan for Change.All legislation will be presented before Parliament to consider in the usual way.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the target number of affordable homes provided through the 2021-26 Affordable Housing Programme is; and how many of those homes are (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent, (c)
Answer: The Department published an update on targets in respect of the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme on 30 July 2024. It can be found on gov.uk here. The Greater London Authority (GLA) has shared targets for the programme in London. These can be found on go...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the consultations on establishing mayoral combined authorities, published on 17 February 2025, ask respondents for gender.
Answer: Collecting demographic information in the consultation helps us to understand whether the responses we receive are representative of those who live and work in the areas involved in the consultations. This will also help MHCLG conduct an equality impact a...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 23793 on National Identity, for what reason establishing strategic authorities will augment (a) pride in England and (b) th
Answer: We want to see all of England benefit from devolution, with full devolution coverage across the country, with an ambition for all areas to have a Mayor. Mayors will be able to come together at the Mayoral Council to consider issues that affect England, an...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025,to Question 26561 on HM Land Registry: Buildings, how many Land Registry staff assigned to work in the Croydon office attended that offi
Answer: 359 staff assigned to work in the Croydon office attended that office in person in December 2024. No adjustment has been made to attendance numbers to account for those on short term leave.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Devolution and ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question HL4177 on Local Government: Devolution and Elections, whether advice from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Engl
Answer: The Local Government Boundary Commission England (LGBCE) is responsible for electoral reviews for local government, reviewing wards, and setting the council size in terms of number of councillors. When a full electoral review of a newly established author...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
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