Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Voting Rights: Young PeopleSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31474More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential impact of lowering the voting age on the administration of electi
Answer: The Electoral Commission is engaging with the Government as it brings forward proposals to implement the manifesto commitment to give 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote. The Commission is providing paractical advice on how any changes to the franchise ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Russian and (b) Chinese citizens on the Scottish electoral register but not on the UK Parliamentary register are able to donate to UK (a) politicians and (b) politica
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the Question UIN 25690 on 30 January 2025.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what responsibilities Strategic Authorities will have for setting (a) locations and (b) targets for new traveller pitches in the spatial areas for which they have planning oversi
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper, Power and Partnership: Foundations for Growth, sets out that all strategic authorities will have a duty to produce a Spatial Development Strategy.Spatial Development Strategies will guide development for the local plann...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her Department's target to build 1.5 million houses by July 2029.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change includes an ambitious milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England in this Parliament. Progress will be measured through the number of net additional dwellings, and we will continue to update Parliame...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23524 on Licensing Laws, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) new and existing pavement licences continue to allow for Licensing
Answer: The previous Government explored the feasibility of creating a unified consent regime that would grant businesses a pavement licence and the ability to sell alcohol for consumption there. Unifying the two regimes did not prove workable; the then Governmen...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23524 on Licensing Laws, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of permitting pubs to continue to sell take-away pints without requir
Answer: The previous Government explored the feasibility of creating a unified consent regime that would grant businesses a pavement licence and the ability to sell alcohol for consumption there. Unifying the two regimes did not prove workable; the then Governmen...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23792 on Social Rented Housing: Construction, and with reference to page 45, note 4, of the National Audit Office report ent
Answer: Allocations data for 2016-2023 and 2021-2026 published by Homes England can be found on gov.uk here.The Greater London Authority (GLA) publish all approvals for grant under the affordable housing programmes in their delegated approvals log on the GLA webs...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23792 on Social Rented Housing: Construction, how many social rent homes were funded under the 2016-23 Affordable Homes Prog
Answer: Allocations data for 2016-2023 and 2021-2026 published by Homes England can be found on gov.uk here.The Greater London Authority (GLA) publish all approvals for grant under the affordable housing programmes in their delegated approvals log on the GLA webs...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 20653 on Planning: Reform, whether her Department has a policy on the publishing of lists of respondents to consultations.
Answer: The policy in question is set out in Chapter 15 of the consultation document which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2024 to Question 25392 on Local Government: Devolution, whether her Department plans to undertake a Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation
Answer: The potential impact of local government reorganisation on individual areas will be a matter for local councils to consider as they develop their proposals for reorganisation. As set out in the published criteria for proposals, unitary structures must pri...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union OfficialsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent trade union representatives in her Department receive trade union facility time; what proportion of their working hours are sp
Answer: Paid facility time is captured and published in line with the Cabinet Office guidance on statutory reporting requirements Public-sector trade union facility time data - GOV.UK. As with any changes to employment legislation, internal policies and processes...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParty Wall etc Act 1996Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025, to Question 23815, on Housing: Construction, what steps her Department is taking to continuously review the Party Wall Act 1996.
Answer: The Party Wall Act is an important piece of legislation which safeguards the interests of individuals and organisations where building work takes place adjacent to, or bridges, neighbouring properties.While no date or decision has been made to review the ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has changed community engagement principles since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The engagement principles have not been further updated since July 2024. The existing principles remain valid.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Mental IllnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to (a) ensure the standardisation of the administration of and (b) review her Department's (i) guidance and (ii) backdating policy in relation to Council T
Answer: Local councils are responsible for the administration of council tax discounts, disregards and exemptions, including those relating to people with a severe mental impairment. The government understands the importance of these provisions and keeps all coun...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues and Nightclubs: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the continued operation of late-night venues in central London in relation to (a) business rates, (b) planning, (c) licensing; and what assessm
Answer: The night-time industry plays an important role in high streets and town centres across the country. To help high street businesses, as set out at Autumn Budget 2024, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 24422 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will publish the correspondence between the Foreign, Commonwealth and
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 23149 on 27 January 2025.
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: ConductMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England published on 18 December 2024, if she
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 30628 on 19 February 2025, which noted that the results of the ongoing consultation on a range of proposals to strengthen the local government standards regime will help to inform any policy or le...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23786 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will place in the Library a copy of (a) the minutes and (b) any handou
Answer: The government does not routinely publish details of meetings between officials and external organisations or place copies of such meeting records in the Library.
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Departmental ResponsibilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24225 on Conditions of Employment: Departmental Responsibilities, whether her Department has plans to recruit individuals to
Answer: Strengthening employment rights is a key priority across Government. The Deputy Prime Minister is the Chair of the Future of Work Cabinet Committee, which is responsible for considering and taking decisions on matters related to the Make Work Pay package ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Local government transparency code 2015, last updated 29 January 2025, if she will make edits to the Code to support the consistent publication
Answer: We are keeping the Code under review in the context of work to fix the foundations of local government and ensuring that it continues to support local accountability. Currently local authorities are expected to provide data in an open and reusable format ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30645More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of the 2026 business rates revaluation on the plans for a new surcharge on hereditaments with a Rateable Value above £500,000; and whether the £500,000
Answer: The Government will confirm the rates for the new multipliers at Budget 2025, taking account of the outcomes of the 2026 revaluation as well as the broader economic and fiscal context. Tax policy and legislation is not subject to the Better Regulation Fra...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Payment MethodsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has conducted opinion research on default payment options for council tax bills.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to my statement made on 18 December 2024 (Official Report HC, Volume 759, Column, 47WS), which set out the government’s planned consultation on council tax billing.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNightclubs and Public Houses: Agent of ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the agent of change principle applies to (a) licensing and (b) statutory nuisance complaints against (i) pubs and (ii) nightclubs.
Answer: National planning policy is clear about the importance of ensuring that new development can be integrated effectively with existing businesses and community facilities.The ‘agent of change’ principle in the National Planning Policy Framework applies to al...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTower Hamlets CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2025 on Local Government Best Value, HCWS378, whether councillors from each of the opposition parties represented on London
Answer: The Council has been directed to work with and to the satisfaction of the Ministerial Envoys to reconfigure the Council’s existing Transformation Advisory Board into a Transformation and Assurance Board. This includes deciding which two Opposition Council...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is being made available to local authorities across government to support councils with the cost of (a) asylum seekers and (b) their children in 2024-25.
Answer: The Home Office has had various grants through which we provide funds to support local authorities housing asylum seekers.• Grant 7 was launched in April 2024 to facilitate local authority support of increased dispersal accommodation (DA) accommodation. T...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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