Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Social Rented Housing: RefugeesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what obligations local authorities have to provide state-subsidised housing to people with refugee status; and what priority they have.
Answer: Eligibility for social housing in England is tightly controlled. If a person’s visa means that they cannot access state benefits or local authority housing assistance, they are not eligible for an allocation of social housing. Among those eligible for soc...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21697 on Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals, whether she has considered amending the franchise for elections to (a) the UK Par
Answer: Pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21697, the Government has no plans to amend the voting rights of foreign nationals for elections to the UK Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly, local government elections in England and Northern Irel...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the level of debt is of each local authority in England (a) in absolute terms and (b) as a percentage of annual budget.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing of Communities and Local Government collects data returns from local authorities. These returns are collated and published by MHCLG on the .gov website. Budget data is located in the Revenue Outturn reports which can be located her...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will published (a) the process and (b) her Department's timetable for determining how the new unitary councils will be awarded local business rates for retention.
Answer: Under the Business Rates Retention System, a share of business rates is retained by local government. The distribution of business rates income between local authorities is determined by the relationship between each authority’s funding need compared with...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnitary CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26697 on Local Government: Reorganisation, when she expects the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to become i
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 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) empty home premiums on council tax, (b) second home premiums on council tax and (c) planning conditions against the us
Answer: The use of council tax premiums is at local authorities’ discretion. The government does collect data on the use of premiums and number of empty and second homes, which is published in the government’s council taxbase statistics. However, it does not make...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) research and (b) evaluation she has undertaken on the impact of the number of empty homes on empty home premiums for council tax.
Answer: The government annually publishes data on the number of dwellings liable for a premium, and the number of dwellings classed as empty homes for council tax purposes. The government monitors this data with interest and will keep this policy under review. Ho...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25695 on Empty Property: Shops, by what date she plans to end funding on a bidding scheme basis.
Answer: The High Street Rental Auction fund application period runs from the 15 January 2025 to 31 January 2026, or until the funds are fully allocated.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeports: Trade UnionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025, to Question 28309 on Freeports: Trade Unions, whether freeport board members are subject to fiduciary duty to shareholders.
Answer: Freeports are either incorporated as Companies Limited by Guarantee or sit within the governance structures of a Mayoral Combined Authority; in either case, they do not have shareholders. Freeport boards have a clear and specific remit for delivering the ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost EffectivenessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22385 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cost Effectiveness, if she will itemise efficiency savings i
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has already outlined savings found as part of the Fixing the Foundations: Public Spending Audit 2024-25. This included an agreement to £154 million in savings in response to the HM Treasury...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date she expects the Planning Inspectorate to submit its report on the Chinese Embassy planning inquiry.
Answer: The Inspector’s report and recommendation on the Chinese Embassy planning inquiry is currently expected to be submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in June. The Planning Inspectorate will inform the application ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has appointed a foreign affairs adviser.
Answer: As set out on gov.uk, the Deputy Prime Minister’s role includes acting in support of the government's international agenda.While the Deputy Prime Minister does not have a specific foreign affairs adviser, officials in the department are working closely wi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) the Planning Inspectorate and (b) Lowick communications consultancy on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answer: Officials within the Department have held routine discussions with the Planning Inspectorate regarding procedural matters. However, these did not relate to the merits of the case.There have been no such discussions between this Department and Lowick with ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Environmental Impact AssessmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 26559 on Property Development: Environmental Protection, what her planned timeline is for the (a) consultation on and (b) im
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 31479 on 26 February 2025.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 26848 on Local Government Finance, what the proportional change in Government funding will be excluding council tax and in r
Answer: The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government. This is a 6.8% cash terms increase or 4.3% real terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. Taken together, the additional funding announced by the Chancello...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: SloughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposal from Slough Borough council to become part of the administrative local government boundaries of Greater Londo
Answer: No proposal has been received from Slough Borough Council to become part of the administrative local government boundaries of Greater London. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) can conduct reviews of administrative boundaries suc...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordConservation Areas and Listed Buildings: EnergyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25922 on Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings: Energy, which of the policies set out in the cross-government review of th
Answer: This government is developing its approach to planning policy in respect of heritage and will consider the unimplemented actions identified in the review in question as part of that work.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to table 1b of Homes England's report entitled 2016 to 2021 Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme summary: end of March 2021, published in December 2021,
Answer: The Department delegates delivery of the Affordable Homes Programme to Homes England outside London and to the Greater London Authority (GLA) in London. The government agrees budgets and targets with both agencies to deliver the programme’s overall target...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23789 on Eden Project: Morecambe, when her Department expects the project to be (a) completed and (b) open to visitors.
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23789 on the Eden Project: Morecambe, what estimate she has been made of any change in the (a) build and (b) operating costs
Answer: The final full business case for the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 project “Eden Project North” was received by the department on the 23 September 2024. A memorandum of understanding was issued to Lancaster City Council on the 18 November 2024 and signe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue ServicesHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Independent Challenge and Support Panel: Closing Report, published by the National Fire Chiefs Counci
Answer: I met with Anthea Sully, the Chair of the National Fire Chief’s Council’s (NFCC) Independent Challenge and Support Panel, prior to the report’s publication to discuss the panel’s work and its findings.I welcomed the work of the panel, and its importance g...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 22777 on Land Registry: Buildings, what the methodological definition is of a volume of people who attended an office locati
Answer: Further to the answer given to Question UIN 22777 on 27 January 2025, the figure given for each office is the number of individual members of staff based at that office who attended the office on at least one day within the specified month.A member of sta...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArden Strategies: Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 16551 on Arden Strategies: Special Advisers, whether special advisers have had meetings with Arden Strategies that are not (
Answer: In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of external meetings held by Special Advisers will be published in line with the requirements set out in guidance here.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 22642 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Application, for what reason (a) Equality Impact Assessments and (b) Environmental Princi
Answer: A decision on whether or not to call in a planning application is a matter of jurisdiction and does not deal with the merits of the case.The decision to call in these applications was made on the basis of the policy set out in the Written Ministerial Stat...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether national security is a material planning consideration.
Answer: Paragraph 102 of the National Planning Policy Framework sets out how planning policies and decisions should promote public safety and take into account wider security and defence requirements. Each case is considered on their own merits.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
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