Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Electoral Register: Absent VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025, to Question 92034, on Electoral Register: Absent Voting, whether his department has had discussions with the Parliamentary Parties Pan
Answer: An issue with the availability of information shared as part of the electoral register has been raised with the Government. As stated in the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92034 on Absent Voting, the Government has no plans to make changes to the ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Further to the written statement of 4 December 2025, HCWS1128, on Devolution Priority Programme, whether the (a) Electoral Commission or (b) Labour Party were (1) consulted or (2
Answer: The Government has announced that it is minded to hold the inaugural mayoral elections for Sussex and Brighton, Hampshire and the Solent, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Greater Essex in May 2028, with areas completing the local government reorganisation process...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Dual MandateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend electoral law to prevent British councillors standing for election in overseas countries.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 95058 on 4 December 2025 for councillors in England. Local government is devolved, and it is for devolved national governments to govern their own local government members.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement on 19 November 2025, HCWS1071, on Local Government Reorganisation, what is the timetable for the statutory consultation on other two-tier areas
Answer: Following the statutory invitations issued on 5 February 2025 to two-tier authorities and neighbouring small unitary authorities to develop proposals for unitary local government, the Government received final proposals from the remaining 14 invitation ar...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025, to Question 76604, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, whether individual households can opt-out of water companies’ charging trials, or othe
Answer: Companies can design their charges to provide benefits and incentives in a range of ways. Ofwat regulates charging trials by requiring companies to set fair charges for all customers, and ensure all trials are consistent with good practice principles.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025, to Question 76604, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, what is the estimated cost to other customers, (a) in aggregate and (b) cross-subsidy
Answer: Companies decide, in consultation with their customers and organisations representing customers, which household customers fund social tariffs and how much they pay. Several companies have committed to using funds from their own investors, shareholders or...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Q260 of the oral evidence given by her Department's Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 3 November 2025, HC385, if he will publish Lord
Answer: As explained in the response to Question 91401 on 25 November, it has not been the policy under any government to publish the employment forms relating to individual members of staff.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTim AllanCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Permanent Secretary to the hon. Member for Thirsk & Malton, dated 24 November 2025, on what dates Tim Allan met Tom Baldwin since Mr Allan's appointment, and whether Governm
Answer: The Special Adviser Code of Conduct sets out the categories of meetings, gifts and hospitality that are declared publicly. Any relevant meetings within this category will be published via this process in the normal way.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96789More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 88674 on Admiralty House: Council tax and the Answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 88718 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what specific date
Answer: A response has been issued to the hon. Member.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96788More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90311 on Prime Minister: Conflict of Interests, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself from policies on football following advice from the Independe
Answer: I refer to Hon Member to the answer of 2 December 2025, Official Report, PQ 92608.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVarun ChandraCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2024-2025, published on 17 July 2025, what matters Varun Chandra is recused from.
Answer: There is an established system in place for the declaration and management of special advisers' interests. As has been the case under successive administrations, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96786More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025, to Question 85501, on 11 Downing Street: Flats, to the answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 73315, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and to the answer of 20
Answer: As was the case under successive administrations, an itemised list is not routinely published. Total expenditure from the Prime Minister’s allowance on their official residence is disclosed in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVenture Capital Trusts: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96725More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on future VCT fundraising by reducing upfront VCT Income Tax relief from 30% to 20% from April 2026; and when her Department will publish that impact a
Answer: At Budget, the government announced a comprehensive package of entrepreneurship tax measures designed to provide substantially enhanced support for scaling businesses across the UK. This includes doubling the maximum amount that a company can raise throug...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTim AllanCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96684More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Permanent Secretary to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, dated 24 November 2025, whether the measures allow Tim Allan to potentially benefit from a rise in the value of
Answer: Before his appointment as a special adviser, Mr Allan sought and received advice on his interests. He has followed every element of the advice received. Mr Allan has formally waived his rights as a shareholder over any matter requiring consent or approval...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Criminal RecordsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96210More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Ministers have unspent criminal records.
Answer: There is an established process in place for the appointment of ministers. Any conversations held take place in confidence. All ministers are expected to adhere to the high standards of conduct set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMission BoardsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96209More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name of each Mission Board is.
Answer: The Mission Boards are:Growth Mission Board;Clean Energy Mission Board;Safer Streets Mission Board;Opportunities Mission Board; andHealth Mission Board.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96208More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Direct Ministerial Appointments are in post across government; and how many are paid.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold data from across government on all direct ministerial appointments. As set out in the recently published Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments, the Cabinet Office has recently made changes to its public appoin...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96207More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question HL10808 on Official Residences, for what reason the Defence Secretary was allocated use of Flat 2 of Admiralty House.
Answer: The Government has a number of official residences that are allocated to ministers to support them to discharge their duties, or on the grounds of security. Admiralty House has been used as an official residence under successive administrations.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord AlliCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96206More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Information Commissioner decision notice of 29 October 2025, Ref IC-362303-N0J6, para 27, whether Lord Alli was on the list provided.
Answer: Yes. The UK’s constitutional arrangements require an immediate transition of power the day after a general election. A list of individuals is provided to the Cabinet Secretary’s Office by political parties, so that the incoming Prime Minister has the abil...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Empty PropertyCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96205More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many months each of the Ministerial flats in Admiralty House have been empty for.
Answer: Official residences are allocated to Ministers at the Prime Minister's discretion, to support them in their official duties. This has been the case under decades of successive governments, and it is not usual practice to publish specific dates of their oc...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96203More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question HL10808 on Official Residences, whether his Department paid council tax on the Ministerial residence in Admiralty House between 9 September and 4 Novem
Answer: The Government paid council tax on the Ministerial residence in Admiralty House between 9 September and 4 November 2024. In line with longstanding precedent, where a minister occupies an official residence as a second home, the responsibility for payment ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMoorland: FiresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist landowners in coordinating and accessing relevant grants and schemes for the long-term moorland restoration required following the Fylingd
Answer: The Farming Advice Service (FAS) helps farmers navigate the range of grants and schemes to support increased productivity and managing land to benefit the environment and rural areas. Specifically, actions to support moorland restoration sit within the Co...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FiresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to establish a financial support scheme for farmers, graziers and landowners impacted by major wildfires, equivalent to the Farming Recovery Fund available for
Answer: Through the Farming Recovery Fund, this Government provided an exceptional, one-off recovery payment to support farmers affected by Storms Babet, Henk and severe wet weather to help cover the uninsured costs of restoring farmland. The Government recognise...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFires: Fylingdales MoorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the Fylingdales Moor fire on businesses that were (a) evacuated and (b) made inaccessible due to road closures; and what fin
Answer: The Flood Recovery Framework is unique to flooding and only activated in exceptional circumstances. No assessment has been made of the merits of establishing a similar scheme for wildfire incidents. There are a range of potential support mechanisms from a...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFires: CompensationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a financial recovery framework for major wildfire incidents, equivalent to the Flood Recovery Framework, to pr
Answer: The Flood Recovery Framework is unique to flooding and only activated in exceptional circumstances. No assessment has been made of the merits of establishing a similar scheme for wildfire incidents. There are a range of potential support mechanisms from a...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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