Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Planning Permission: ApplicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 22643 on Planning Permission: Applications and to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27165 on Chinese Embassy: Planni
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 recordEden Project: MorecambeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33502More
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, what the latest delivery milestones timetable is for each milestone including dates.
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 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23791, on Eden Project: Morecambe, what the total cost of the project is.
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 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23791, on Eden Project: Morecambe, whether the project will have full match funding of £50 million.
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 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025, to Question 23790, on Eden Project: Morecambe, whether the allocated funding will be available from Quarter one of 2026.
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 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23790 on Eden Project: Morecambe, when the full business case was (a) submitted to and (b) confirmed by her Department.
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 recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the next round of the Affordable Housing Programme will include provision for the housing needs of older people given the pace of demographic change; and if she will impl
Answer: The government will set out details of future investment in social and affordable housing at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for social...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming housing strategy will consider (a) the housing needs of older people given the pace of demographic change and (b) the Older People’s Housing Taskforce rep
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 28990 on 18 February 2025.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33495More
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, how many staff are assigned to each of those office locations.
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 recordOxford-Cambridge ArcMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 29 January 2025, HCWS396, on Growth Corridor Strategy, if she will place the list the proposed locations of each of the 18 submissions for la
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 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: WalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 902375 on Electoral Register: Wales, if she publish the minutes of the Interministerial Group on Elections for meetings held
Answer: The Interministerial Group met on 12 February 2025 and the communique will be published in due course.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25272 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the Labour Party has been consulted by (a) Ministers, (b) her Department and (c
Answer: The work to give effect to this commitment is ongoing, and we are engaging with key stakeholders, such as the Electoral Commission. My department has not consulted political parties on these proposals yet.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MarketingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 16552 on MHCLG: Marketing, if she will provide (a) an extract and (b) hyperlink to the details of the expenditure on the re-
Answer: The costs of rebranding fell significantly below the threshold for publishing expenditure, but records indicate costs incurred amounted to £13,921.70.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTower Hamlets CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30642 on Tower Hamlets Council, which opposition parties are represented on the Board; and if she will ensure that each opp
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 30642 on 19 February 2025.The Deputy Prime Minister has directed that Tower Hamlets Council should include at least two opposition councillors on its Transformation and Assurance Board. The exact ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with Lowick on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is not aware of any discussions between its staff and Lowick on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultations on establishing mayoral combined authorities, published on 17 February 2025, for what reason respondents are asked their sexual orientation to
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 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocracy and ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30633 on Democracy and Elections, whether she plans to hold discussions with (a) the Conservative and Unionist Party, (b) o
Answer: The Government is consulting with various stakeholders ahead of setting out our approach to elections and electoral reform for this Parliament.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29617 on Heathrow Airport, whether she plans to have a vote in Parliament on the revised Airports National Policy Statement.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement in line with the requirements of the Planning Act...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ActivitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33485More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27548 on Cabinet office: Public Appointments and with reference to the his Department's Non-Executive Board Member declaration of interests process, publishe
Answer: With reference to the guidance on declarations of interests published on 28 November 2024, political activity is a declarable interest, and any current political activity declared by a Non-Executive Board Member will be published on the online register of...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33484More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether 10 Downing Street has had communications with the company Lowick on the proposed new Chinese Embassy.
Answer: The decision to call in the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy was made by the Deputy Prime Minister, in line with current policy on call-in. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk, and relev...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10528 on Candidates: Expenditure, what guidance the Government issued to (a) candidates, (b) parties and (c) election agents
Answer: The government is not responsible for issuing guidance on campaign expenditure. From 2001, it has been the role of the independent regulator, the Electoral Commission, to issue guidance on campaign expenditure, including notional expenditure. Retrieving t...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether private members’ clubs with licensed premises are eligible for full retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief.
Answer: The administration of business rates, including billing, enforcement and decisions on the award of relief is the responsibility of local government. Local authorities are responsible for making decisions and do so having regard to guidance published by th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Trade UnionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 94 of his Department's final stage impact assessment entitled Strengthening workers’ rights to trade union access, recognition and representation, published on 21 October 20
Answer: Equality representatives play a key role in raising awareness and promoting equal rights, as well as developing collective policies and practices that will enable organisations to realise the benefits of being an equal opportunities employer.As the impact...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHouseholds: English LanguageCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33048More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26555, on Households: English Language, what his planned timetable is for the substantive response and deposit.
Answer: The substantive response and deposit have now been published.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33047More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24244 on Government Departments: Sanitation, what steps her Department is taking to review the toilet policy; and with reference to the Government Property S
Answer: I refer the hon. member to the answer given in response to PQ24244 on 23 January.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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