Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Solar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of whether solar panels, mounting systems and associated infrastructure can be removed without causing damage to agricultural land.
Answer: Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) and the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy (EN-3) provide decommissioning guidance for large scale projects deploying under the Nationally Significant Project Regime. EN-3 states that sol...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSoilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of changes to soil quality.
Answer: The Government is working towards improving soil health across England by measuring and monitoring the national condition of soil. Establishing a baseline is essential for evaluating change and identifying improvements or declines in soil health. National...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 84923 on Public Houses: Electronic Cigarettes, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of a ban on vaping in pubs on their (a
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill gives the Government powers to make most public places and workplaces that are smoke-free also vape-free.We plan to consult on making most indoor settings, that are subject to existing smoke-free legislation, vape-free. This wou...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStrikes: BallotsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to his Department's consultation entitled Make Work Pay: Consultation - Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Union Ballots, published on 19 November 2025,
Answer: The environmental impact of e-balloting, and anticipated reduction in postal balloting is estimated to have a net positive environmental effect. It is expected that e-balloting will reduce the physical printing and transport requirements of the existing p...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStrike BallotsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to his Department's consultation entitled Make Work Pay: Consultation - Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Union Ballots, published on 19 November 2025,
Answer: The Government committed to enable unions to use modern and secure electronic and workplace balloting for statutory ballots, bringing union participation in line with modern voting practices that political parties and listed companies already use.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament record1 Carlton Gardens: Council TaxMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether council tax at 1 Carlton Gardens is paid by the Government.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister’s residence at Carlton Gardens is his primary residence.Council tax for 1 Carlton Gardens is paid for personally by its occupant, in line with long-standing government policy.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: SecondmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 84665 on DEFRA: Secondment, whether a business case was made for seconding the Second Permanent Secretary; and who is undertaking
Answer: The secondment was arranged and undertaken in accordance with Defra’s standard secondment approach. There are no interim arrangements in place to cover the role of Second Permanent Secretary. Responsibilities previously held by the Second Permanent Secret...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: ConferencesHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult political parties on the methodology for the allocation of Conference Security Grant for 2026.
Answer: The Home Office will be conducting an internal review of departmental funding for Party Political Conferences, including allocations from the Conference Security Grant, to ensure public funds are used effectively. The Home Office will consult relevant sta...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for Money: RedundancyTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101772More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any staff (a) have and (b) will be made redundant following the closure of the Office for Value for Money.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) successfully delivered on its remit.Its functions have been embedded within the Treasury, leaving a legacy of value for money improvements across the public sector. OVfM was made up of a combination of HM Treasury emp...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Official ResidencesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101771More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92033 on Ministers: Second Homes, whether her official ministerial residence is classified as a second home.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer pays full council tax on the flat above 10 Downing Street as her primary residence.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMarried People: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101770More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of households who will have (a) Married Couple’s Allowance and (b) marriage allowance reduced as a result of freezing of income tax thresholds.
Answer: HMRC does not produce household-level analysis for either the Marriage Allowance or the Married Couple’s Allowance. Data on the number of Marriage Allowance claimants up to 2022-23 can be found here:Non-structural tax reliefs - GOV.UK Published estimates ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Child BenefitTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101769More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of households who will have child benefit reduced as a result of freezing of income tax thresholds.
Answer: At Budget 2025, the Government announced that it will maintain the income tax Personal Allowance at £12,570 and higher rate threshold at £50,270 from April 2028 to April 2031. The additional rate threshold remains at £125,140 from April 2028 to April 2031...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Politically Exposed PersonsTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101768More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how Politically Exposed Persons and their families can complain about unreasonable withdrawal of services by companies which are not financial services institutions and not regulated by the Financial Services Ombuds
Answer: A wide range of business activities, not limited to financial services, are regulated under the Money Laundering Regulations. Relevant businesses must identify and carry out enhanced due diligence on Politically Exposed Persons and their close relatives o...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89480 on Jeffery Epstein, whether those records are held in (a) electronic and (b) hard copy format; and whether Ministerial private office records for 2009-10
Answer: HM Treasury’s private office records for 2009-10, including for ministerial meetings and correspondence, are held within HM Treasury’s archives in both digital and paper formats, and those in electronic format are searchable electronically.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for Money: Redundancy PayTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101766More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the departing direct ministerial appointments in the Office for Value for Money will receive exit payments.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) successfully delivered on its remit.Its functions have been embedded within the Treasury, leaving a legacy of value for money improvements across the public sector. OVfM was made up of a combination of HM Treasury emp...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBarts Health NHS Trust: CharitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will investigate NHS Barts Health Trust funding for the Tower Hamlets Muslim Charity Run; and if he will make it his policy to ensure NHS funds are not used to support events which discrimina
Answer: The Tower Hamlets Muslim Charity Run is not funded by NHS Barts Health Trust. National Health Services are available to all, irrespective of sex. The Government does not tolerate discrimination within public services.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92373 on Lord Mandelson, what the normal HR processes are for Heads of Mission.
Answer: They are the same processes that were in place when the Hon Member was in government.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official ResidencesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101763More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Ministerial residence is registered with Westminster City council as a primary residence.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer pays full council tax on the flat above 10 Downing Street as her primary residence.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill Tax: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer prior to the publication of the consultation on reforms to landfill tax.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on densification in urban homebuilding.
Answer: The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including a number of proposals designed to driving urban and suburban densification in sustainable locations. The consultation can be found on gov.uk here...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the viability of brownfield development in London.
Answer: The government announced a package of support for housebuilding in London on 23 October, which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Building Safety Regulator will clear the Gateway Two backlog by January 2026.
Answer: In August 2025, following the June reforms to the Building Safety Regulator, the new innovation unit began to expedite all new cases for building control approvals for new buildings, whilst still assuring the delivery of safe, high-quality homes. The inn...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the feasibility of meeting the target of delivering 1.5 million homes in England by 2029.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 27400 on 3 February 2025.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes his Department estimates will be delivered in each year until 2028-29.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 19066 on 20 December 2024.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97800More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 86773, on Ministers: Council Tax, whether Ministers who occupy a Ministerial residence as a second home are given a permanent key to the property in order
Answer: The Government does not disclose the security arrangements at official residences.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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