Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23146 on Local Plans, how many times local planning authorities will be required to update their local development plans dur
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20841 on 7 January 2025 and the answer to UIN 23146 on 21 January 2025.Local planning authorities should review local development plans once every five years from their adoption date to ensure th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Payment MethodsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2024 on Local Government Finance Settlement, HCWS342, for what reason her Department plans to change the default option for
Answer: The government has announced it will consult on moving to default 12-month billing to support taxpayers to manage their household finances and further spread the cost of their bills. No decisions on the policy have yet been taken.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Data ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23872 on Councillors: Data protection, for what reason her Department’s plans to deliver the policy on councillor’s home add
Answer: Primary legislation is needed to amend the Localism Act 2011 which contains provisions that require councillors to disclose their home address and authorities to disclose them on the public register of interests.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ProbateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22038 on Council Tax: Probate, what the minimum length of time is that a property has to be empty for, before which an empt
Answer: Local authorities have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on homes which have been left unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more years. The government has published guidance which sets out that certain classes of dwell...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCandidates: ExpenditureSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31877More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answers of 23 January 2025 to Questions 25270 and 25269 on Candidates: Expenditure, if he will publish any (a) guida
Answer: No invoice is required for notional spending; the legal requirement is to make a declaration of the value of the notional spending in the return. To avoid confusion, the Commission does not refer to "notional invoices" in its guidance , and this...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 23350 on Council Tax, whether her estimate of the (a) total level and (b) annual increase in average Band D council tax in E
Answer: Council tax levels are decided by local authorities, taking account of their local circumstances. The Government will publish data on the council tax levels set by all authorities and the average Band D bill for 2025-26, in England, in March.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question HL3663 on Public Bodies: Translation Services, if she will take steps to remind (a) local authorities and (b) public bo
Answer: The Government continues to recognise the official status of certain non-English languages in the UK, including Irish in Northern Ireland and Welsh in Wales.More broadly, we continue to encourage local authorities and public bodies to balance their obliga...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31493More
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 (a) combined authorities and (b) combined county authorities will have different (i)
Answer: We will create in law the concept of a Strategic Authority, with three levels. Foundation Strategic Authorities, Mayoral Strategic Authorities and Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities. A Strategic Authority will typically be a combined authority, com...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: BorrowingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to monitor municipal borrowing by (a) combined authorities and (b) combined county authorities.
Answer: We will create in law the concept of a Strategic Authority, with three levels. Foundation Strategic Authorities, Mayoral Strategic Authorities and Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities. A Strategic Authority will typically be a combined authority, com...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: WindowsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23355 on Housing: Windows, what the (a) local exceptions and (b) other consents are that require a planning application to r
Answer: Replacement windows usually benefit from permitted development rights and a planning application is therefore not required.However, local planning authorities have planning powers to make an ‘Article 4 direction’ to remove a permitted development right wh...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23909 on Council tax, whether Band D council tax set by the local authority will be taken into account in the assumed counci
Answer: We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation on funding reform which ran from 18 December 2024 – 12 February 2025 and sought views on how we will account for differences in locally raised resources. A response has not yet been published, b...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average Band D council tax is for England (a) excluding and (b) including parish precepts in 2025-26.
Answer: Council tax levels are decided by local authorities, taking account of their local circumstances. The Government will publish data on the council tax levels set by all authorities and the average Band D bill for 2025-26, in England, in March. The Governme...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the empty homes council tax premium on the number of dwellings categorised by local authorities as being empty.
Answer: Councils have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium of up to 100% on homes left empty for one or more years, a change from the prior two years. It is for councils to decide whether to introduce the empty homes premium, and at what level,...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious Buildings: SecurityHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to the (a) Protective Security for Mosques Scheme, (b) Jewish Community Protective Security Grant and (c) the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme in 2025.
Answer: In 2025/26, up to £50.9 million is available to protect faith communities. This includes £18 million through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, £29.4 million through the Protective Security for Mosques scheme and for security at Muslim faith ...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the use of Special Development Orders.
Answer: Special Development Orders are a long-established part of the planning system. Each case is considered on its individual merits. The government has no plans to change this arrangement.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: TaxationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of affordable housing levies on the (a) cost and (b) size of housing units in developments.
Answer: I interpret ‘affordable housing levies’ in this context to mean affordable housing policy requirements.As set out in Planning Policy Guidance on viability, which can be found on gov.uk here, policy requirements for developer contributions should be inform...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23867 on Local Government Finance, what core spending power excluding council tax was in each local authority in (a) 2024-25
Answer: Core Spending Power measures the core revenue funding available for local authority services through the local government finance settlement. Core Spending Power has been the government’s chosen measure of resources because it gives a consistent measure o...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Consultants and Special AdvisersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what disclosures her Department has made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on special adviser meetings with external organisations.
Answer: We have not received any such requests for disclosure under the FOI Act since 5 July 2024.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question HL4075 on Royal Mint: Buildings, what steps the Planning Inspectorate is taking to ensure that it receives advice on nationa
Answer: When dealing with evidence relating to national security, or any other matters, the Inspector will exercise impartial judgment and must not be subject to any improper influence, nor appear to be subject to such influence.There should be no evidence before...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 August 2024 to Question 1517 on Wind Power: Planning Permission, and with reference to the Environmental Information Regulations request with referenc
Answer: Environmental principles assessments are not routinely published. However, the information in question was released following a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Impact AssessmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 20226 on Environmental Impact Assessment, what her planned timetable is for (a) consultation and (b) secondary legislation.
Answer: The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 includes a number of duties to consult on the core elements of the new system of Environmental Outcomes Reports – including the setting of outcomes.The government will consult on draft regulations in due course f...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether renting out a dwelling on Airbnb for ongoing short-term lets constitutes a material change of use.
Answer: In London, primary legislation identifies where there is a material change of use from dwellings to temporary sleeping accommodation.In all other cases, whether there is a material change of use is a matter of fact and degree and will depend on the circum...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24189 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, how many submissions to the Planning Inspectorate’s inquiry were accepted aft
Answer: Representations that were made to the inquiry subsequent to the deadline for submissions can be viewed in the inquiry library here.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24189 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether representations made to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the 20
Answer: Representations made to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with regard to the 2024 Chinese Embassy planning application have been transferred to the Planning Inspectorate.These representations are deemed to be material considerations in the planning inqu...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2024 to Question 24506, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issue
Answer: Section 1.8 of the Planning Inspectorate’s ‘Called-in planning applications: procedural guide’ explains the role of the Inspector at the inquiry and what they will take into account. The weight to be given to any representation received is a matter for In...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
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