Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Weather: TourismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has held discussions with the Met Office on steps to encourage more detailed presentation of weather information to support the visitor economy.
Answer: The Public Weather Service (PWS) Customer Group has been working closely with the Met Office to strengthen the focus on supporting the outdoor economy, including tourism, through the Thrive theme within the PWS Customer Service Agreement. To enhance this ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Labour TogetherSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118218More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what Freedom of Information Act requests has the Electoral Commission substantively disclosed information in response to, on Labour
Answer: Since 2021, the Commission has received 16 Freedom of Information requests relating to Labour Together.The Commission receives a high volume of complex FOI requests, and therefore does not routinely publish all FOI responses on its disclosure log.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Companies HouseSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118217More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 112203 on Electoral Commission: Companies House, whether the Electoral Commis
Answer: The Commission does not have a separate policy relating to the powers conferred to it in the Economic Crime and Transparency Act 2023. Its Enforcement policy sets out how it works with other regulatory bodies, and includes detail on sharing information.It...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Labour TogetherSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118216More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has received any representation from Labour Together in 2023 or 2024 relating to the disclosure of
Answer: The Commission does not disclose details of correspondence related to its investigations , so it would not be appropriate to confirm whether it received representations in relation to this matter.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliticians: VettingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105388 on Councillors: Vetting, whether she is considering options for criminal record checks for elected representatives ot
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given Question UIN 105388 on 20 January 2026 which answered this question in full. This remains our current position.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the decision letter, Called-in decision: Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4QN (refs. 3353754 and 3353755), 20 January 2026, whether the build out of the Chinese E
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 110795 on 12 Feb 2026.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 102816 on Local Government: Elections, on what dates the Electoral Commission was informed of his Department's (a) decision
Answer: Strategic authorities are established by secondary legislation, which requires the consent of the constituent councils. Whilst there is no requirement to consult the Electoral Commission on the establishment of strategic authorities, including on the timi...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the Government’s policy on political advertising marking whether it has been created or manipulated by AI.
Answer: The government recognises that while AI presents significant opportunities, it also introduces risks including challenges posed by AI-generated content for the online information environment and the potential impact on democratic processes.Solutions that ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: IntimidationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of levels of intimidation of candidates, agents and campaigners at (a) election hustings and (b) election counts.
Answer: Intimidation and abuse of those participating in public life has no place in our society and will not be tolerated. MHCLG does not engage directly with candidates or collect wider information about those involved in elections' experience of harassment and...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Places: Political ActivitiesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102814 on Public Spaces: Political Activities, if she will make it his policy to investigate the use of a Public Spaces Protection Order by Leices
Answer: The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities, and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour. This includes ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAll-party Parliamentary Groups: FinanceHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117776More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, who holds the accounts of APPGs no longer in operation and information relating to the winding up of their assets.
Answer: The finances of an APPG are a matter for the officers of the group.The Guide to the APPG Rules provides the following guidance:80. APPG Secretariats must not hold APPG funds themselves, all funds must only be accessible by an officer (or officers) of the ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117775More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission plans to ask political parties and regulated donees to declare donations over £500 made by cryptocu
Answer: If the market value in GBP of any cryptoasset received by a party or regulated donee is greater than £500, they must treat it as a donation and check the donor is permissible. If it is greater than the reporting threshold (£11,180), it must be reported to...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117774More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has a list of the organisations currently registered as Members’ Associations.
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not hold a register of members associations, as there is no registration requirement for these groups. Members associations are subject to controls on the donations and loans they accept towards their political activities wit...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: FraudSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117773More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what data the Electoral Commission holds on levels of electoral fraud, broken down by local authority area.
Answer: The Electoral Commission collects data on allegations of electoral fraud from all police forces across the UK, and publishes data on its website annually. Due to the way data is provided, it is broken down by police force, not by local authority. The Comm...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: FraudSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117772More
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 produced on treating in elections.
Answer: The Commission’s guidance for candidates and agents includes an overview of electoral offences. It sets out that a person is guilty of treating if either before, during or after an election they directly or indirectly give or provide any food, drink, ente...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will set out what criteria it use to determine which standards are considered appropriate and not appropriate for public funding.
Answer: The Government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, backed by an additional £725 million of investment, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industr...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will publish (a) the list of all apprenticeship standards under review and (b) the impact assessment of any decisions to restrict or defund those standards.
Answer: The Government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, backed by an additional £725 million of investment, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industr...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will guarantee that apprenticeship standards aligned with the Government’s priority Industrial Strategy sectors (IS-8) will continue to be eligible for funding under the Growth and Ski
Answer: The Government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, backed by an additional £725 million of investment, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industr...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect seabird populations.
Answer: We have several policy delivery programmes that contribute to the protection and conservation of seabirds, supporting our mission on nature’s recovery. These include integrating seabird needs into our strategic marine spatial planning; management and revi...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBirds: StormsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent extreme winter storms on UK (a) Atlantic Puffins and (b) other seabird populations.
Answer: We have several policy delivery programmes that contribute to the protection and conservation of seabirds, supporting our mission on nature’s recovery. These include integrating seabird needs into our strategic marine spatial planning; management and revi...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process the Regulator follows when determining that no scientifically satisfactory non-animal alternative exists for a proposed project involving dogs; and whether independent scientific advice f
Answer: The Home Office regulates the use of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). Under ASPA, applicants must demonstrate that they have fully applied the principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (the 3Rs), incl...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licence applications involving the use of dogs under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been refused in each of the last five years on the grounds that a scientifically
Answer: The Home Office regulates the use of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). All project licence applications must comply with the principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (the 3Rs), ensuring that animals m...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114894More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, through which (a) companies and (b) registries HM Government holds its crypto-assets.
Answer: Neither the Treasury nor central Government hold any cryptoassets. However, the Government recognises the transformative potential of cryptoassets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial ma...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget ResponsibilityTreasuryTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114893More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasting schedule agreed between the OBR and her Department.
Answer: HM Treasury published the Budget Information Security Review on 9 February: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-information-security-review. The review states that "The OBR will not publish the full forecast timetable ahead of the 2026 ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114892More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to amend rateable values for rural pubs in the context of proposed changes to drink driving thresholds.
Answer: Rateable values represent the annual rent a property could reasonably have been expected to achieve at the Antecedent Valuation Date (AVD), reflecting market evidence at that point in time. For the current 2023 rateable values the AVD is 1 April 2021, and...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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