Paul Holmes MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Infant Mortality: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in child mortality rates among children living in temporary accommodation in England in each of the last six years; and what steps his Depar
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 3379 on 1 June 2026.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: BabiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to promote safer sleeping practices in all forms of temporary accommodation where infants are placed.
Answer: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: BabiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cots are provided for infants under the age of 2 in temporary accommodation.
Answer: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Infant MortalityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mitigating health and mortality risks faced by children in temporary accommodation.
Answer: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Infant MortalityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many children have died with temporary accommodation listed as a contributing factor in their death since 2019.
Answer: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Infant MortalityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle temporary accommodation as a contributing factor in child mortality.
Answer: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation’s report into child mortality found that between April 2019 – March 2025, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerabi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care is put into practice by ICBs.
Answer: We will publish an interim update on the Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care shortly. The final MSF will be published this autumn.The MSF will provide a clinically-led, evidence-based framework to support sustained impr...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124291More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has produced guidance on whether the payment rules set out under Procurement Act 2025 will apply to Strategic Partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.
Answer: The UK government’s prompt payment policy aims to support UK economic growth and suppliers, including small and medium sized enterprises. The Procurement Act 2023 mandates 30 day payment terms into all public contracts. Where the Affordable Homes Programm...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his department has available on the time taken by local authorities to finalise infrastructure (S106) agreements for residential planning permissions.
Answer: Research conducted under the previous government in 2019, which can be found on gov.uk here, found that the large majority of S106 agreements were agreed and signed immediately but that the main cause of delay related to S106 agreements was the time taken...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken to finalise infrastructure agreements for residential planning permissions.
Answer: Developers may be asked to provide contributions for infrastructure in several ways. Planning obligations, in the form of S106 agreements, should only be used where it is not possible to address unacceptable impacts through a planning condition. The gover...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVistry Group: Affordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2026 to UIN 120030, how much of the £252m allocated to Vistry has been paid; and how many of the 3,758 homes have been delivered.
Answer: As of 31 March 2026, Vistry has received a total of £202 million from the allocated grant payments in question. As of the same date, Vistry had completed 2,569 homes of the 3,578 allocated with 3,486 homes started on site.
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHomes England: Vistry GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what Home England's financial commitment is to Vistry, including subsidiaries and joint ventures, in terms of (a) funding under the affordable homes programme, (b) loans and (c)
Answer: Under the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-23, Homes England allocated Vistry over £24m to deliver 670 homes, with the last payment in 2023/24.Under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26, Vistry have been allocated over £252m to deliver 3,578 homes.Homes ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether partnerships are the Government's preferred model for housing delivery.
Answer: Partnership models, in which housebuilders work with Registered Providers and Build to Rent operators to deliver a range of housing tenures, are an essential part of our housing market. They help to create diverse communities and meet a variety of local n...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards are required to (a) undertake and (b) publish (i) equality and (ii) patient impact assessments when commissioning decisions may result in reductions to (A) planned se
Answer: Commissioners must comply with duties placed on them under the Equality Act 2010 regarding the public sector equality duty and the duty to reduce health inequalities, and to secure public involvement and consultation in the planning, development, and deci...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards are required to publish the (a) evidence base, (b) modelling assumptions and (c) workforce capacity assessments used to determine commissioned elective activity level
Answer: There is no current requirement for integrated care boards (ICBs) to publish either the evidence base, modelling assumptions, or workforce capacity assessments used to determine commissioned elective activity levels against projected population demand.Nat...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department and Homes England audit the number of homes delivered by strategic partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.
Answer: It is not the role of Homes England to undertake liquidity tests on strategic partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.The Regulator of Social Housing considers whether Registered Providers (RPs) of social housing are delivering the outcom...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment Homes England has made of the level of off-balance sheet liabilities amongst strategic partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.
Answer: It is not the role of Homes England to undertake liquidity tests on strategic partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.The Regulator of Social Housing considers whether Registered Providers (RPs) of social housing are delivering the outcom...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the liquidity tests undertaken by Homes England on strategic partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.
Answer: It is not the role of Homes England to undertake liquidity tests on strategic partners participating in the Affordable Homes Programme.The Regulator of Social Housing considers whether Registered Providers (RPs) of social housing are delivering the outcom...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCredit: RegulationTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118902More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the legal age at which an individual may enter into consumer credit and legally binding contracts.
Answer: Capacity to contract is a core principle in British contract law and is designed to protect people who lack the necessary capacity to enter into a binding agreement. Most adults, typically those who are aged 18 and over, are presumed to possess contractua...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Prison and Probation Service: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance HM Prison and Probation Service has issued on political restrictions for Crown Servants by grade, including restrictions on standing for (a) local and (b) Parliamentary elections.
Answer: HM Prison and Probation Service employees are civil servants and are bound by the Civil Service Code, which requires them to serve the government of the day with integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.In HMPPS, this is reinforced through the Out...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolling Stations: Religious BuildingsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118900More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to local authorities on the use of (a) churches, (b) synagogues and (c) mosques as
Answer: Returning Officers are responsible for deciding where polling stations should be situated. The Commission provides guidance for Returning Officers on booking suitable polling stations. Returning Officers are often faced with limited options in selecting p...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: CampaignsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118899More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued on the language of imprints.
Answer: There are no requirements in law on the language of imprints. The Electoral Commission’s guidance on print and digital imprints sets out the information that must be included in an imprint. Imprints must be legible or in the case of audio material, audibl...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCandidatesSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118898More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has provided on the resignation of election agents without the consent of the candidate after
Answer: The Commission’s guidance for candidates and agents outlines that once an agent has accepted their appointment, they cannot resign and must fulfil the duties required of them unless the candidate revokes their appointment.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118897More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how long the Electoral Commission will hold data from proposed returns under the Representation of the People Bill; and whether that
Answer: The Representation of the People Bill proposes extending the Electoral Commission’s remit to include enforcement of the candidate spending regime. The Bill would require candidates to submit spending returns to the Commission and to Returning Officers.Ret...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: CertificationSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118896More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has provided on the withdrawal of certificates authorising party political descriptions befor
Answer: The Commission provides guidance for candidates and agents on the certificate of authorisation and the nominations process. There is currently no provision to allow for the withdrawal of certificates of authorisation once received by the Returning Officer...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
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