Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Waste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 46788 on Waste Disposal: Birmingham, if he will publish the Military Aid to the Civil Authorities request from the Ministry of Housing, Community, and Local Gov
Answer: It is not standard practice to publish MACA requests as the hon. Gentleman will know from his time in Government.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45688 on Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes: Registration, if she will ensure that homes subject to a second homes council tax premium by l
Answer: The registration scheme for short-term lets legislated for in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 will require registration of specified properties that meet the definition of a short-term rental property. The detailed scope of the scheme is still ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Studios: BedfordshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45662 on Tax Allowances: Mid Bedfordshire, whether the negotiations over central government support or subsidy for the Universal Studios develo
Answer: Details of negotiations with private investors and Government are confidential. The proposals remain subject to a planning decision from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and as outlined when the Government announced the deal, fur...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50856More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average office attendance is for (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HM Revenue and Customs staff, adjusting for VOA work that requires off-site visits.
Answer: For the period of March 2025, 67% of VOA people attended the office as expected, once off-site adjustments are considered. For the same period, 80% of HMRC people (excluding VOA) did so.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50855More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what locations the (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HM Revenue and Customs have offices; and whether any offices are shared.
Answer: Full details of the current office locations for VOA and HMRC are set out in the tables below: HMRC officesLocationShared with VOA (Marked with a X)Belfast, Erskine House/Carne House Birmingham, Arena CentralXBristol, Glass WharfXCardiff, TY William Morga...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates and Council Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50854More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding (a) council tax and (b) business rate challenges are still open and unresolved in relation to (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 in (A) England and (B) Wales.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes official statistics for England and Wales on Non-domestic Rating and Council Tax: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/statisticsThe VOA published an update for business rates on 8 M...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: StaffTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50853More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff the Valuation Office Agency employs; and whether she has set a target for a reduction to that number.
Answer: As of the 30 April 2025, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) employs 4,005 staff, which equates to 3,749.71 full-time employees. In addition, the VOA employs 88 contingent labour workers.The VOA has no current plans to reduce the workforce.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office Agency: ConsumersTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50852More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what customer service metrics are collated into (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HM Revenue and Customs.
Answer: HMRC Customer Service Metrics include Net Easy and Customer Satisfaction with its phone, webchat and digital services. HMRC also measures its telephone and correspondence performance through Telephony Adviser Attempts Handled and Customer Correspondence r...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Electronic GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals under the Electronic Government Act 2000 to reduce the time taken in relation to
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is not intending to bring forward legislative proposals under the Electronic Government Act (2000). The Department is, however, undertaking a Digital Planning programme which aims to enable a moder...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: IsraelMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on boycotting (a) goods and services associated with and (b) companies that trade with Israel.
Answer: The UK government is committed to promoting our trade and business ties with Israel and strongly opposes boycotts. The Cabinet Office has published guidance to public authorities prohibiting procurement boycotts against Israeli firms and firms which trade...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Valuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50522More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what form of legislation her Department plans to bring forward to merge the Valuation Office Agency with HM Revenue and Customs.
Answer: No legislation is required to bring forward the merger and the change will come into effect by the end of the financial year.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43484 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the estimated timetable on the t
Answer: The Independent Commission is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transcend party politics and build consensus on how we can deliver meaningful, long lasting, and sustainable change. It will be undertaken in two phases, with the first phase reporting ne...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45661 on Waste: Health Hazards, if he will publish guidance issued by the UK Health Security Agency to the local Director of Public Health.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has provided standard guidance to the local authority on the public health risks associated with household waste, to minimise health risks to Birmingham residents. This information can be found on the Birmingham City ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 43484 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, what information his Department holds on which quarter of 2028 the phase two report will
Answer: Chaired by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, the independent commission into adult social care will be split over two phases.Phase one, reporting in 2026, will focus on how we can make the most of the existing resources to improve people’s lives over the medi...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Legal OpinionAttorney GeneralTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50518More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 45656 on Government Departments: Legal Opinion, for what reason changes were made to the previous edition; and if she will publish the previous edition.
Answer: In November 2024, the Attorney General issued amended guidance for assessing legal risk across government to raise standards for calibrating legality and to ensure government lawyers can give full and frank advice to the Government.The updated legal risk ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50517More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the two unused Ministerial residences in Admiralty House are now paying the empty homes council tax premium to Westminster City Council in 2025-26.
Answer: The residential accommodation within Admiralty House does not attract Westminster Council’s Empty Property Premium. The property, including the residential flats, are managed and maintained by the Government Property Agency (GPA). The GPA ensures that all...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the guidance entitled Taxpayer funding of trade unions: Delivering sensible savings in local government, published in March 2013, remains extant guidance.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that trade unions have in delivering a strong economy and improved living standards. The 2013 document was produced by a previous administration. Some of its measures were then included in the 2016 Trade Union Act...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: OfficesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department collates information on individual workplace attendance in its offices outside London.
Answer: The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government collates information to support individual colleagues to meet the office attendance expectation.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether combined authority mayors will be subject to Independent Office for Police Conduct standards.
Answer: Combined Authority Mayors who exercise the functions of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are subject to the same complaints and conduct system as PCCs.Where a complaint or allegation of misconduct is made, it must be referred to the IOPC where there ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property and Second Homes: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) second homes and (b) higher empty homes premium on retirement flats which estates inherit but are unable to sell.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48979 on 7 May 2025. It is for individual councils to consider the local impact of council tax premiums and their appropriateness. The government has published guidance on the implementation of p...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality and Trade UnionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any civil servants in her Departmental claim both (a) diversity network and (b) trade union facility time.
Answer: No civil servants in the department are currently claiming for both a) diversity network and b) trade union facility time.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43882 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial Disputes, what the dispute is between her Departmen
Answer: The Public and Commercial Service Union (PCS) had written to the department asking it to withdraw plans to “end location neutral recruitment”. The department has confirmed to PCS and the wider department that there are no plans to change our current appro...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: DirectorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Non-Executive Board Members in her Department's interests are published bi-annually.
Answer: In line with established practice under successive administrations, the relevant interests of Non-Executive Board Members are updated and published bi-annually. This is consistent with the approach set out in previous responses (15 January 2025, Question ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union OfficialsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on facility time processes in her Department.
Answer: As with any changes to employment legislation, the department will review the position on facility time as appropriate and in line with the Employment Rights Bill 2024 and any applicable Cabinet Office guidance. As the Impact Assessment accompanying the E...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTony BlairMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Tony Blair since 1 July 2024.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister joined Tony Blair for a Q&A event in December 2024 at the Tony Blair Institute. They discussed delivering the government’s ambitious agenda on Housing and Devolution.
Answered 15 May 2025
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