Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Local Government: LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of metropolitan open land there are in each local authority in Greater London; and whether there is an (a) electronic and (b) hard copy map of metropolitan open
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 recordOffences against ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution has policy responsibilities to help tackle grooming gangs.
Answer: The Home Office are leading the Government’s work to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Minister for Local Government and English Devolution does not have specific responsibilities in this regard, but is responsible for local government finan...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: StatisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the accredited official statistics entitled Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2023 to 2024, published on 5 December 2024, whether these statist
Answer: The local authority green belt statistics publication issued by my Department does not include figures for metropolitan open land.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local billing authorities on whether a second homes council tax premium can be applied where a person claims a job-related second ho
Answer: The government has published guidance on the implementation of council tax premiums and exceptions. This guidance sets out there is a mandatory exception from the second home premium for dwellings which are job-related, or where the person concerned is li...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPicketingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 48445 on Picketing, whether there is a statutory basis for the six person limit in the Code of Practice on Picketing, published in March 2024.
Answer: There is no statutory limit on the number of people attending a picket. The Code of Practice on Picketing, which is issued by the Secretary of State under section 203 Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, recommends a 6 person limit a...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: Police and Crime CommissionersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether proposed (a) combined authority and (b) county combined authority mayors will take on the roles and duties of Police and Crime Commissioners where the boundaries of those
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed combined authority mayor for Suffolk and Norfolk will have policing powers.
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: Police and Crime CommissionersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on whether incumbent Police and Crime Commissioners can stand for election to be (a) combined authority and (b) county combined authority
Answer: As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions. This will in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the number of social housing tenants in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each local authority in England who were born outside the United Kin
Answer: People are generally eligible for social housing if they have leave to remain in the UK and have recourse to public funds. The Home Office decides whether persons from abroad have leave to remain in the UK and whether they have recourse to public funds.On...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: CostsSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53088More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Electoral Commission holds on the average cost to local authorities for holding (a) Parliamentary and (b) local
Answer: The Electoral Commission does not hold data on the average cost to local authorities for holding elections. Local authorities are responsible for managing the costs of elections within their area and hold their own local data. The cost of conducting UK pa...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: North of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her comments to the Convention of the North in Preston on 28 February 2025, on what evidential basis she said that the whole of the North will have elected mayo
Answer: Earlier this month, inaugural mayoral elections were held in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull & East Yorkshire. They now join the rest of Yorkshire, the North East, Tees Valley, Liverpool City and Greater Manchester as mayoral combined authorities. Conti...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council elections in (a) Norfolk and (b) Suffolk in 2026 will be (i) pos
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
Original Parliament recordElections: HampshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council elections in Hampshire in 2026 will be (a) postponed and (b) can
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
Original Parliament recordElections: SurreyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council elections in Sussex in 2026 will be (a) postponed and (b) cancel
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
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53083More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered providing Income Tax relief for party political donations.
Answer: The Government is not considering an income tax relief for party political donations.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: English LanguageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will create an English language strategy within the Community Cohesion strategy.
Answer: The government recognises that the ability to speak English is key to helping people integrate into life in the UK, as well as supporting people to access education, employment and other opportunities. For example, we have launched a competitive process t...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52870More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many bedrooms the Deputy Prime Minister's residence in Admiralty House has.
Answer: For security and operational reasons we do not disclose the layout of individual residences.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52869More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) refurbishment and (b) fixtures and fittings for the Deputy Prime Minister’s flat in Admiralty House since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The maintenance of Admiralty House is managed by the Government Property Agency with costs accrued in the usual way, as has been the case for successive governments and Ministers.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTable Office: Conservative PartyHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52868More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Table Office will meet the staff of Conservative Members of Parliament to discuss their work.
Answer: While hon. Members alone have the right to table questions, the Table Office routinely deals with Members’ staff, acting with the authority of their Member, about the tabling and drafting of questions, as part of the Office’s responsibility to ensure that...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWritten QuestionsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52867More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of written parliamentary questions submitted to the Table Office have been carded in this session.
Answer: The total proportion of written parliamentary questions carded in this Session of Parliament because they do not comply with the rules of order is just over 19%. Most card queries are resolved quickly by a conversation with the tabling Member. The Table O...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52866More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any services are provided to the Deputy Prime Minister’s residence in Admiralty House; and who is responsible for paying for those services.
Answer: The maintenance of Admiralty House is managed by the Government Property Agency with costs accrued in the usual way, as has been the case for successive governments and Ministers.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52865More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for how long each of the unoccupied dwellings in Admiralty House has been empty.
Answer: For security and operational reasons we do not disclose occupancy timings of individual residences.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52864More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the (a) capital and (b) notional market rent of the Deputy Prime Minister's residence in Admiralty House.
Answer: Admiralty House is managed by the Government Property Agency for commercial and residential use. There is not an up-to-date assessment of market rent for residential space within this.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MinistersCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52863More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days each Minister in his Department has worked in (a) Departmental offices and (b) Government hubs outside London since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold specific information regarding how many days Cabinet Office Ministers have worked in departmental offices and government hubs outside of London since 5 July 2024.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of local government restructuring on the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Answer: Local government reorganisation will have impacts on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and may require the transfer of various functions, including the responsibility for administering an LGPS fund to a different authority. We would expect counci...
Answered 27 May 2025
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