Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27566 on Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, if she will list each substantive policy measure in that Act that has not y
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 27566 on 7 February 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse is of providing accommodation to asylum seekers and refugees in (a) England and (b) the Untried Kingdom; and if she will list each contractor which is funded to
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Local GovernmentHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025, to Question 28146 on Asylum: Local Government, what the estimated aggregate budget is for (a) Grant 6 and (b) Grant 7 funding to local authorities in (i) En
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer he received on 10 February 2025 to UIN 28146.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the regeneration of estates.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting estate regeneration schemes to transform neighbourhoods by delivering high-quality, well-designed places, more homes, and opportunities for residents.Tenants are key partners in estate regeneration, and their enga...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLand: ContaminationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided to Homes England for the remediation of (a) contaminated and (b) brownfield land.
Answer: The Department is unable to provide the information requested as Homes England is not delegated a budget specifically for the remediation of land.The government’s Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Programme (National and London) is designed to unlock br...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the potential impact of regulatory requirements (a) in the London Plan and (b) nationally on levels of housebuilding in L
Answer: The Secretary of State meets with the Mayor of London regularly to discuss a range of matters, including regulatory requirements and housing delivery.The Mayor of London has commenced work on the next London Plan which will be submitted to the Secretary o...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to increase densification of developments and housing on brownfield land in inner cities.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 broadened the definition of brownfield land, set a strengthened expectation that applications on brownfield land will be approved, and made clear that plans should promote an upl...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to streamline (a) planning policy and (b) planning guidance.
Answer: The government published a revised National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December 2024.Last week, the government published revising Planning Practice Guidance to support local planning authorities in their plan making. Further details can be found in t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ValuationTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31979More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many dwellings were on the Valuation Office Agency’s valuation list in (a) England and (b) Wales in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
Answer: Information regarding the total number of properties (dwellings) on the Council Tax lists in England and Wales are published each year in the Council Tax Stock of Properties publication - www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-stock-of-properties-20...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31978More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on when the Valuation Office Agency plans to publish the draft Rateable Values for all hereditaments in England as part of the 2026 business rates revaluation.
Answer: In line with Section 41 of The Local Government Finance Act 1988, the VOA will publish the 2026 rating lists in draft on Gov.uk by 31 December 2025.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31977More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of changes to retail, hospitality and leisure rate relief between 2024-25 and 2025-26 on levels of business rates for municipal swimming pools.
Answer: Without any Government intervention, Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief would have ended entirely in April 2025, creating a cliff-edge for businesses. Instead, the Government has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount to RHL properties up to a ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter of 16 December 2024 to council leaders from the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, whether her Department has undertaken an equali
Answer: I can confirm that my Department has undertaken analysis fulfilling the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, in relation to the postponement for one year of the May 2025 elections to the counc...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26838 on Local Government: Debts, whether councils which are (a) in two-tier areas and (b) have high levels of unsustainable
Answer: It is the responsibility of councils to manage their budgets, and it is standard for councils to borrow and to hold debt, which they will do in the normal course of business. In general, as with previous restructures including those very recently, there i...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) businesses and (b) hereditaments eligible for Retail Hospitality and Leisure business rate relief which are subject to the £110,00
Answer: The Government does not collect business-level data regarding recipients of business rate reliefs. All available hereditament-level data is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-non-domestic-rates-collected-by-councils. This d...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes for (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent and (c) low-cost ownership she expects to be built under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.
Answer: My 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.In October 2024, the government announced £500 million in new in-year funding for the Affordable Homes Progra...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is being provided to support more localities to (a) produce and (b) update neighbourhood plans.
Answer: There is no requirement to update a neighbourhood plan. However, we recognise some communities may wish to update their plans in response to changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.Groups continue to receive the financial and technical support t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to local government on the number of people standing for election to local councils.
Answer: Local government reorganisation, can help strengthen local leadership, improve services, save taxpayers’ money, and improve local accountability.The department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of reorganisation on the number of people st...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will be (a) encouraged and (b) required to update neighbourhood plans following changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: There is no requirement to update a neighbourhood plan. However, we recognise some communities may wish to update their plans in response to changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.Groups continue to receive the financial and technical support t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) unitary structures and (b) fewer councillors on the workload of councillors.
Answer: Unitary councils can lead to better outcomes for residents, save significant money which can be reinvested in public services, and improve accountability with fewer politicians, but more empowered who are more able to focus on delivering for residents. My...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to hold local referendums on proposed local government mergers.
Answer: There are no plans to make a policy to hold local referendums on proposed local government mergers. Proposals for unitary local government must meet local needs and be informed by local views. It is for councils to decide how best to engage locally in a m...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolicy Development GrantsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31967More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, for what reason Policy Development Grants will be linked to candidacy from 2025-26; and which political parties responded to the Ele
Answer: The Commission recently consulted Westminster political parties on its proposals to amend the Policy Development Grants Scheme, following eligibility changes after the 2024 UK parliamentary general election.Parties with at least two sitting members in the...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that proposed larger local authorities do not impact economies of scale.
Answer: The government’s long-term vision is for simpler structures which put the right powers at the right scale. On the 5 February, I formally invited proposals for local government reorganisation from all the councils in two tier areas and their neighbouring u...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to her oral statement of 5 February 2025 on English Devolution and Local Government, Official Report, Column 766, whether she plans to follow article five of the Europea
Answer: The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, sets out the process we will follow in undertaking local government reorganisation. The undertakings in the Act are consistent with the UK’s commitments under the European Charter of Local Se...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to her oral statement of 5 February 2025 on English Devolution and Local Government, Official Report, Column 766, whether she plans to follow article four of the Europea
Answer: In December 2024, the government published its English Devolution White Paper, which set an ambitious new framework for English devolution, moving power out of Westminster and into the hands of those who know their area best. This devolution programme wil...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to her oral statement of 5 February 2025 on English Devolution and Local Government, Official Report, Column 766, whether she plans to follow article six of the European
Answer: The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, sets out the process we will follow in undertaking local government reorganisation. The undertakings in the Act are consistent with the UK’s commitments under the European Charter of Local Se...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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