Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Electronic Cigarettes and SmokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a ban on (a) vaping and (b) smoking outside (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) nightclubs.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill allows the Government to expand current indoor smoking restrictions to outdoor public places and workplaces via secondary legislation. The bill also gives the Government powers to make most public places and workplaces that are ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovation: Beer and Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 66478 on Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, whether 16 and 17 year olds will be permitted to consume non-alcoholic products with substantive meal
Answer: In Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, the Government has committed to exploring measures to regulate access to no- and low-alcohol (NoLo) products in line with other alcoholic beverages. This policy is being pursued as alcohol substitute...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnite: ElectionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Certification Officer has received (a) representations and (b) complaints on the elections of the Unite trade union.
Answer: The Certification Officer does not comment on whether any complaints are under consideration. The Certification Officer lists all forthcoming hearings and publishes all decisions on their website.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many post offices there are in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area by (i) location, (ii) rurality and (iii) type of post office.
Answer: Post Office Limited publishes monthly data on the number of branches trading across the UK, including their locations and rurality. The latest dataset, covering September 2025, is available on the Post Office Limited’s website at: 2025-september-network-n...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 76603 on Peatlands: Fires, whether (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have received representations from the National Fire
Answer: 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: 250523-Heather-and-Grass-Burning-in-England-Consultation-Response-FINAL.pdf....
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has issued guidance to charities on the (a) participation of and (b) provision of parallel provision for (i) older girls and (ii) women in sporting events.
Answer: The Charity Commission for England and Wales provides guidance for charities on compliance with the Equality Act 2010.The Government is committed to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, are...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCulture: Regional Planning and DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Levelling Up culture projects that were announced under the previous Government have since been (a) cancelled and (b) amended.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 78670 on 21 October 2025. Worcester received £2.3 million funding for only some of the activity within its original programme. This amendment was determined on the basis of representations receiv...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: ValuationCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85200More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 70563 on Admiralty House: Valuation, what the valuation was; and whether each residence is valued.
Answer: Admiralty House as a whole was valued at £18.2 Million. The residences formed part of the valuation, however, they were not individually valued separately to the rest of the building.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85199More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 76281 on Ministers: Redundancy Pay, when Ministers were asked to sign the waiver.
Answer: The reforms took effect from 13 October 2025 with waivers issued accordingly.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Corporate HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85198More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has provided to special advisers on the definition of personal hospitality.
Answer: The Code of Conduct for Special Advisers requires special advisers to declare details of gifts and hospitality received in accordance with the rules set out in their departmental staff handbooks. The Special Advisers’ Transparency Guidance available on GO...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84951More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 26 September 2025 to Question HL9585 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, when it was registered as a second home.
Answer: As the property was a second residence, the Government was responsible for paying the Council Tax on Admiralty House, not the former Deputy Prime Minister - in line with long-standing precedent under successive governments.As has been the case under succe...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department held discussions with representatives of political parties prior to the publication of the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our stra
Answer: The Government has worked closely with its partners in local and devolved government, with the electoral sector, with education providers and civil society, and with citizens themselves in the development of the strategy for modern and secure elections. W...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many hereditaments claimed Retail, Hospitality and Leisure rate relief in each local authority in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: Data on the number of hereditaments that claimed Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief are collected annually as part of National Non-Domestic Rates collected by councils in England. The latest data available is for 31 December 2024 collected via the 202...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 69291 on Members: Correspondence, if he will (a) assign the correspondence letter to an incumbent Minister and (b) provide a
Answer: The former Deputy Prime Minister is no longer in post. The questions raised in the hon. Member’s correspondence have already been addressed via parliamentary questions from the hon. Member and his colleagues. I specifically refer the hon. Member to the an...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Spaces: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Manifesto Club entitled Gatekeepers: How councils are controlling access to the
Answer: The provision and administration of street trading and highways licences are the responsibility of Local Authorities under either the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 or the London Local Authorities Act 1990, depending on their locatio...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the letter sent to the Rule 6 participants on 16 October 2025 announcing the delay in the target date for the Chinese Embassy decision.
Answer: We do not routinely publish correspondence to parties on live cases. Letters to the Rule 6 participants will be listed in the final decision letter, and will be available on request when the decision is published.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: CampaignsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 70571 on Elections: Campaigns, whether the new imprint requirements will apply outside candidate-specific regulated electi
Answer: Imprint requirements play an important role in upholding trust in our democratic process by ensuring voters can see clearly who is behind printed and digital campaigning material. The period for which the print and digital imprint rules apply will remain ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68415 on Political Parties: Finance, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to donors raising funds
Answer: While it is clear that foreign donations to political parties are not permitted, the Government recognises the risk posed by malign actors who seek to interfere with and undermine our democratic processes. As pledged in our manifesto, we are strengthening...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFlagsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the reasons for which some people put flags on lampposts in the summer.
Answer: At this time, no assessment has been made. My department is co-ordinating cross-Government efforts to develop a longer-term, more strategic approach to social cohesion - working in partnership with local government, communities and local stakeholders to r...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2025, to Question 23786, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if he will publish the (a) minutes and (b) meeting notes for the meetin
Answer: It is for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to decide what documentation to publish as part of that process.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chief Fire Adviser on the potential impact of the (a) ban on controlled heather burning on and (b) definition of deep peat on the risk of wil
Answer: While the regulation of controlled heather burning and the definition of deep peat fall within the responsibility of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which addressed a similar question from the Hon. Member on 11 September 20...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 76822 on Jeffrey Epstein, what records Integrated Corporate Services holds of correspondence (a) to and (b) from Lord Mandelson relating to Sempra
Answer: Any such information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 76822 on Jeffrey Epstein, what records Integrated Corporate Services holds of meetings between Jeffrey Epstein and Ministers in the former Departme
Answer: Any such information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese EmbassyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74189 on Chinese Embassy, if he will publish (a) that reply and (b) any subsequent correspondence.
Answer: It is for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to decide what documentation to publish as part of that process.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on recognising premises as a diplomatic mission of a foreign government.
Answer: The process of applying for Diplomatic and Consular Status for Official Mission Premises is set out in Section 1(1) of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/46). Diplomatic missions are required to obtain...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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