Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Espionage: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 19 November 2025 on China Espionage: Government Security Response, Official Report, column 614, if she will set out the proposed changes to the security guidanc
Answer: The Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit develops and distributes candidate security guidance ahead of every election. This includes best practice on personal and physical security; information on the role of the police; cyber security; and route...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordKatie MartinTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94022More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what terms was Katie Martin appointed.
Answer: Katie Martin was appointed as a special adviser to the Chancellor on 5th July 2024. She has now resigned from that position, with her employment formally ending on 17th December 2025. From January 2026, she will become Business Adviser to the Chanceller. ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Official CarsHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the yearly cost to the public purse is of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s official car.
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to Government Departments as a shared resource. Each Department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its Ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations.A car may also...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94019More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 89478, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will list each date that she has met representatives of the Chinese Government.
Answer: As stated in my previous answer, the Chancellor has engaged with the Chinese Government on a number of occasions to discuss economic and financial issues. Data on ministers' overseas travel and meetings with external individuals and organisations is publi...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94018More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has approved a severance payment for Lord Mandelson.
Answer: The termination of Lord Mandelson’s contract was subject to normal HR processes within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Where appropriate, severance payments for FCDO employees are reported in the departmental annual reports and ac...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, Q261, whether Lord Mandelson was asked
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 11 June 2025 to Question 57229. A copy of the standard Conflict of Interest Declaration Form will be deposited in the Library.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Further to Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, Q262, if he will list the mitigations
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 11 June 2025 to Question 57229. A copy of the standard Conflict of Interest Declaration Form will be deposited in the Library.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Further to Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, Q258, if he will place a copy of the s
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 11 June 2025 to Question 57229. A copy of the standard Conflict of Interest Declaration Form will be deposited in the Library.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: PlanningForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Question 347 to 349 of Foreign Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, if he w
Answer: The planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) who will make this decision independently in a quasi-judicial capacity. Consistent with long-standing policy, the G...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed (a) Embassy and (b) residence redevelopment in Beijing, and whether formal state consents are still needed.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response to Question 22931 on 16 January.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94012More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85827 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, for what reason the second homes council tax premium was billed in July 2025.
Answer: Before the Second Home premium was introduced in Westminster, the Cabinet Office were aware that the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was occupying Admiralty House (AH) as a second home and that council tax would therefore be payable by Government. In l...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the current operational status of the IPSO Arbitration Scheme, including whether arbitrators are presently being appointed to claims, and what evaluation she has m
Answer: The UK has a self-regulatory system for the press, which is independent from Government. This is vital to ensure the public has access to accurate and trustworthy information from a range of different sources. The Government therefore does not intervene i...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Identity CardsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92618More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85830 on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, whether the House of Commons will be required to undertake digital right to work checks on newly elected hon. M
Answer: In order to be eligible to stand for election to the House of Commons, a candidate is already required by law to be a British citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or an eligible Commonwealth citizen. This requirement is made clear in Electoral C...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Identity CardsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92617More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85830 on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, whether people will be subject to any sanction if they do not enrol in the digital ID scheme.
Answer: There will be no criminal sanctions for people who don’t enrol in Digital ID. The new digital ID scheme will help drive forward the digitisation of Right to Work checks by the end of this Parliament. We will launch a major digital inclusion drive to suppo...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: ValuationCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92616More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85200 on Admiralty House: Valuation, if he will place the valuation report in the Library.
Answer: The valuation report contains information that is commercially sensitive, and it is therefore not our policy to place such reports in the Library or share this information publicly.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: John Lewis PartnershipCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92615More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 85829 on Cabinet Office: John Lewis Partnership, if he will list each item purchased from John Lewis since 4 July 2024.
Answer: A list of each item purchased from John Lewis since 4 July 2024 is not held centrally and is therefore only available at disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92614More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department informed Westminster City Council that the Ministerial residence in Admiralty House occupied by the then Deputy Prime Minister should be billed for the second homes council tax premium.
Answer: Before the Second Home premium was introduced in Westminster, the Cabinet Office were aware that the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was occupying Admiralty House (AH) as a second home and that council tax would therefore be payable by Government. In l...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Identity CardsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92613More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025, to Question 85830, on Digital Technology: Identity Cards, how will employers undertake digital right to work checks if individual employees have not enrolled in Digita
Answer: The new digital ID will help drive forward the digitisation of Right to Work checks. We will launch a major digital inclusion drive to support this and help ensure nobody is left behind. This move away from paper-based checks will help crack down on illeg...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTim AllanCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92612More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tim Allan has met with representatives of Strand Partners since his appointment as a Special Adviser.
Answer: On starting his role, Mr Allan recused himself from engagement with Strand Partners in relation to the firm’s business, and from involvement in any procurement relating to Strand Partners during his period of employment.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security AdviserCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92611More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser has had with representatives of the Russian Federation since his appointment.
Answer: The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92610More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the presentations given at the cross-Government special advisers meeting in November 2025.
Answer: It would not be appropriate to publish presentations provided at internal meetings.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Football RegulatorDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has responded to the Commissioner for Public Appointment's decision notice on the Independent Football Regulator appointment of November 2025.
Answer: The department is committed to learning from this process and will work with the Cabinet Office to take forward the Commissioner’s recommendations.
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Adviser on Ministerial Standards: FootballCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92608More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will set out the full terms of his recusal on football matters agreed with the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister’s letter to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards on the 12 November which provides details of the relevant recusal arrangements.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85202 on Sports: Women, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) the Charity Commission have issued to (i) local authorities and (ii) chariti
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not issued guidance to either local authorities or charities on sporting events, and it has not received representations in relation to events in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. I refer the Honourable M...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 85821 on Controlled Burning, what discussions she has had with the Natural Environment Research Council on the publication of its
Answer: As set out in my answer of 31 October, the National Fire Chiefs’ Council (NFCC) responded to Defra’s consultation on heather and grass burning in England earlier this year. Their response is published on their website. The NFCC’s response was considered a...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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