Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions 2024
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Infrastructure: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release on building, published on 5 December 2024, what the mechanism is by which she plans to meet the target of 150 infrastructure deci
Answer: As part of its Plan for Change, the government has pledged to make decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects within this parliament. This target is aimed at projects of a certain type and over a certain size as set out under the Planning Act...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether the decision to suspend councillors will be taken by (a) the full counci
Answer: On 18 December the Government launched a consultation to seek views from local authorities, sector bodies, and the public on a range of proposals to strengthen the local government standards regime and ensure there is a stronger, more consistent, and more...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 17009 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether she had discussions with (a) the Prime Minister or (b) 10 Downing Str
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 17009 on 6 December 2024.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16480 on Community Cohesion, if she will publish the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the Communities and Recove
Answer: Membership and Terms of Reference for the Community and Recovery Steering Group will be published in due course.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) job title, (b) unit or division and (c) grade is of each job advertised on Civil Service Jobs but not to the public since 4 July 2024.
Answer: For the period, 4 July to 31 December 2024, 179 vacancies (67.6%) were advertised externally. 58 job vacancies (32.4% of total advertised) were advertised as Across Government only campaigns.This data set reflects campaigns that were advertised and appoin...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: VacanciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of job vacancies in her Department have been externally advertised since 4 July 2024.
Answer: For the period, 4 July to 31 December 2024, 179 vacancies (67.6%) were advertised externally. 58 job vacancies (32.4% of total advertised) were advertised as Across Government only campaigns.This data set reflects campaigns that were advertised and appoin...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: PhotographyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6408 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography, whether her Department has recruited a photograp
Answer: As is the case already in other government departments, official photographers help to share the work of the department and ministers with the public.Photography and videography - for external use or on the department's corporate channels - can help to gi...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the target of 1.5 million new homes in the context of net migration.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 2451 on 5 September 2024.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of new dwellings built in (a) England and (b) London were flats in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer: Annual estimates of the proportion of building control reported new build purpose-built flats in England and London are shown in Live Table 254, which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Local PressMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the requirement for local authority statutory notices to be published in local newspapers.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 15985 on 3 December 2024.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 15005 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings, if she will list the address of every departmenta
Answer: The address of every departmental office and the number of staff assigned to each of those offices is set out below, together with confirmation of which offices will remain open and which will close. Office LocationAddressStatusStaff assignedBelfastErskin...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 16934 on Devolution: Essex, whether the May 2025 local elections will take place as scheduled.
Answer: It is usual for the government to take account of requests for reorganisation, and to decide on the appropriateness of elections taking place to local authorities which are planned to be replaced, usually postponing to allow elections to the new shadow au...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in her Department work on integration and community cohesion.
Answer: Staff in the department often work across a range of policy areas other than their primary role so it is not possible to specify exact numbers.Cohesion & Integration is a core thread of policy that cuts across many aspects of the departments work.Deta...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher levels of immigration on (a) house prices and (b) rental costs.
Answer: The government is determined to address the dire inheritance left by its predecessor and restore order to the asylum and immigration systems, delivering lower net migration.Boosting the supply of homes of all tenures must be at the heart of any strategy t...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has contributed to the extremism review.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 15694 on 2 December 2024. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has supported the rapid review ordered by the Home Secretary, and the government will set out its approach to co...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, published on 12
Answer: The Department does not routinely publish responses received to public consultations. Many organisations, including councils, choose to publish their responses on their websites.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much each eligible local authority received in Rural Services Delivery Grant in 2024-25; and how much was allocated in total.
Answer: The provisional settlement, published on 18 December, increases the total additional grant funding which will be made available to local councils in England through the settlement to over £2 billion. This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has an annual house building target for England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 19066 on 20 December 2024.
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has an affordable housing target for this Parliament.
Answer: The government has not set an affordable housing target to date, but we are committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. With regard to grant funded affordable housing, the government will set out de...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRight to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17553 on Housing: Ownership, whether she has made an estimate of potential changes in the levels of Right to Buy sales aris
Answer: A review of Right to Buy discounts was published alongside the Budget. In this review, our modelling suggests a reduction in Right to Buy sales under the new maximum cash discounts with a long run average of c. 1,700 sales annually.On 20 November we launc...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, how many councils will receive that funding.
Answer: The government is taking immediate action to begin addressing the challenges facing local government by ensuring that funding goes to the places that need it most in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement. We are taking difficult decisions to rep...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, what deprivation data her Department will use.
Answer: The government is taking immediate action to begin addressing the challenges facing local government by ensuring that funding goes to the places that need it most in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement. We are taking difficult decisions to rep...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17562 on Local Government Finance, how the Recovery Grant will be funded.
Answer: The government is taking immediate action to begin addressing the challenges facing local government by ensuring that funding goes to the places that need it most in the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement. We are taking difficult decisions to rep...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17560 on Local Government Services: Rural Areas, whether her Department has carried out an environmental principles assessm
Answer: The provisional settlement, published on 18 December, increases the total additional grant funding which will be made available to local councils in England through the settlement to over £2 billion. This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17552 on Local Government: Employers’ Contributions, what representations her Department has received on the cost of local
Answer: The department regularly engages with a wide range of councils and representative bodies. Alongside the provisional Settlement, the government launched a consultation that seeks views, in particular from representatives of local government, on proposals f...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
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