Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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New Towns: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40908 on New Towns: Planning Permission, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polici
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 40908 on 7 April 2025.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning status Metropolitan Open Land has under the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: Metropolitan Open Land is a local designation used by the Mayor of London in his London Plan.Policy relating to the designation, as well as the current extent of Metropolitan Open Land, is entirely a matter for the Mayor.The government’s approach to the G...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: South West Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of joining up Heathrow Airport’s railway lines with the South West Rail network to facilitate Heathrow expansion.
Answer: The Government supports airport expansion and has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow. It expects any proposals to be brought forward by the summer and is clear that any scheme must be delivered in line with the UK’s legal, climate and enviro...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 45670 on Green Belt: Planning Permission, whether she took into account (a) the fall in housing starts due to the post-2008 re
Answer: Metropolitan Open Land is a local designation used by the Mayor of London in his London Plan.Policy relating to the designation, as well as the current extent of Metropolitan Open Land, is entirely a matter for the Mayor.The government’s approach to the G...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 45670 on Green Belt: Planning Permission, how many homes were approved on greenfield land within the Green Belt in each year s
Answer: My Department does not hold the requested information.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requirements local planning authorities have to undertake Green Belt reviews; and whether this includes Metropolitan Open Land.
Answer: Metropolitan Open Land is a local designation used by the Mayor of London in his London Plan.Policy relating to the designation, as well as the current extent of Metropolitan Open Land, is entirely a matter for the Mayor.The government’s approach to the G...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49772 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will publish the (a) State of Conservation Report and (b) Historic England advice.
Answer: The Executive Summary of the State of Conservation Report is published on UNESCO’s website: https://whc.unesco.org/document/218772. There are no plans to publish the full State of Conservation Report at the current time.Historic England’s advice is publis...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: IslamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle Islamist sectarianism.
Answer: Government policy plays a key role in supporting thriving and resilient communities. We are committed to bridging divisions between communities, challenging hatred and promoting good inter and intra faith relations. We continue to work closely with commun...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Tribunal Service has issued guidance to local billing authorities on the definition of a second home for council tax purposes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 52861 on 23 May 2025. The government’s guidance also sets out how second homes are defined for council tax purposes.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to relevant authorities on whether the use of a hotel as asylum hostel accommodation constitutes a material change of use.
Answer: My Department has not issued any such guidance.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) collating and (b) publishing how much Vehicle Excise Duty is collected by local authority area.
Answer: Information on how much Vehicle Excise Duty is collected by local authority area, is not held. Significant technical changes would be needed to capture and maintain such data and there are no plans to do so.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReturning OfficersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 47263 on Returning Officers, whether she provides guidance to local authorities on whether Electoral (a) Returning Officers and (
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 41457 on 3 April 2025.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Management: BirminghamDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45683 on Waste Management: Birmingham, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) assessments provided by the Environment Agency as p
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has been a core member of the multi-agency response from the outset. This has not required the production of any risk assessments or written advice in connection with the ongoing incident. The EA is committed to the ongoing sup...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he plans to de-designate the Swanscombe Peninsula Site of Special Scientific Interest to allow housebuilding previously planned for the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.
Answer: Section 28D of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 provides the legal framework for denotification of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). If Natural England’s opinion is that an SSSI (or part of an SSSI) is no longer of special interest e.g. b...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLancashire Combined County Authority: MayorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if there will be a mayoral election for Lancashire County Combined Authority in May 2026.
Answer: We are continuing to work with Lancashire Combined County Authority to deepen their existing devolution agreement and, dependent on their ongoing governance review, we will explore a path towards mayoral devolution for the region.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a copy of the Section 106 agreement that was submitted to the planning inquiry for the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 45663 on 29 April 2025.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford Growth Commission: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's correspondence on the appointment of the Oxford Growth Commission Chair, published on 12 May 2025, whether the Chair is remunerated; and if she
Answer: I can confirm that the Chair of the newly formed Oxford Growth Commission (OGC) has been appointed as a direct ministerial appointment and will be remunerated.Direct ministerial appointments such as the Chair of the OGC are not regulated public appointmen...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: FlagsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what county flags have been flown from her Department's headquarters in Marsham Street since 4 July 2024.
Answer: No historic county flags have been flown over the Department’s headquarters in Marsham Street since 4 July 2024. The decision was taken to give English counties more prominence and status by moving from the department offices to the Houses of Parliament, ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on whether changes to minimum energy performance standards for the private rented sector will apply to fixed-term accommodation for irregul
Answer: The Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation closed on 2nd May and we are currently reviewing responses and the evidence submitted. Whether accommodation falls ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether interested parties will be able to submit written representations on the proposed Chinese Embassy to the Secretary of State after the planning inspector’s report has been
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51399 on 19 May 2025.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she intends to lay regulations to commence the substantive provisions in section 113 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 on Power to decline to determine applic
Answer: On 25 May, the government launched a technical consultation on implementing measures to improve the transparency of build rates from new residential development, which includes proposals to implement provisions in section 113 of the LURA on the power to d...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLand: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the amount of (a) Metropolitan Open Land and (b) Green Belt land in Greater London, broken down by (i) electoral ward and (ii) division.
Answer: Metropolitan Open Land is a local designation used by the Mayor of London in his London Plan. Policy relating to the designation, as well as the current extent of Metropolitan Open Land, is entirely a matter for the Mayor. The Department does not hold dat...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UK: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what work Innovate UK has undertaken in relation to (a) cyber-security and (b) cyber-physical infrastructure in the last five years.
Answer: Innovate UK have delivered a number of programmes and grants relating to cyber security and cyber-physical infrastructure over the past five years. A comprehensive list can be found below. These initiatives represent a significant investment in the cyber ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: SexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38621 on Combined Authorities, if she will make it her departmental policy to ask for sex not gender in future consultations.
Answer: We will be guided by the revised EHRC Code of Practice when it becomes available.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the scheduled local council elections in Essex in 2026 will be (a) postponed and (b) cancelled.
Answer: There are no plans to postpone local elections in 2026. The government’s starting point is for all elections to go ahead unless there is strong justification.
Answered 28 May 2025
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