Kevin Hollinrake MP: written questions
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Department for Work and Pensions: Social MediaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social and digital influencers since July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions has spent a total of £120,023 on influencer marketing since July 2024. Please note this figure is inclusive of whole costs, including agency fees. It is not possible to release individual spend per influencer, as comme...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78296More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71213 on Public Sector: Pay, how many applications made through the senior pay process (a) were rejected since 4 July 2024 and (b) were approved since the new g
Answer: Since July 2024, of the senior pay cases submitted to HM Treasury for approval, three were outright rejected. A further 28 cases were modified or partially approved. Since the issuance of new guidance in July 2025, 21 cases have been approved. Pay of seni...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic DrinksTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78295More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68763 and to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 74201 on Alcoholic Drinks, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the financin
Answer: The Government provides financial support for green technologies, including those related to the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. These policies are not funded via the Green Financing Programme: in line with international norms and investor expectati...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78294More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of paying council tax on the former Deputy Prime Minister's flat in Admiralty House in each of the next three months.
Answer: The council tax charges levied by Westminster City Council are available online on their website at https://www.westminster.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-bands-and-charges.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Political PartiesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78293More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 73832 on Special Advisers: Political Parties, whether special advisers have been asked to undertake opposition research.
Answer: As has been the case under successive governments, special advisers are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73317 on Diplomatic Service: Pay, whether Lord Mandelson is still being paid as a civil servant following his withdrawa
Answer: Lord Mandelson's withdrawal is undergoing normal HR processes.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalantirCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77563More
Question: To ask the Minister of Cabinet Office, further to the Prime Minister's visit to the offices of Palantir Technologies in Washington with Lord Mandelson on 27 February 2025, whether any minutes were taken at that meeting.
Answer: This was not a formal meeting, therefore we do not hold any minutes.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAngela RaynerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Land Registry has not updated the title deeds on the former Deputy Prime Minister’s dwelling in Ashton-under-Lyne following the changes made earlier this year
Answer: HM Land Registry publishes information about processing times which can be found on gov.uk here. While the time taken to process this type of application is not out of the ordinary, HM Land Registry is committed to improving speed of service for its custo...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AviationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to with reference to DEP2025-0538/ MHCLG Flights July 5 2024- May 31 2025, deposited on 24 July 2025, for what reason his Department travelled from London to Islam
Answer: Earlier this year, the then Minister for Faith, Communities and Resettlement visited Pakistan on official government business to undertake diplomatic and humanitarian engagements, including meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AviationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to with reference to DEP2025-0538/ MHCLG Flights July 5 2024- May 31 2025, deposited on 24 July 2025, for what reason his Department travelled from London to Bosto
Answer: A senior official in the Department travelled to Boston for external training as part of a year-long leadership course, approval for which followed normal processes.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AviationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to with reference to DEP2025-0538/ MHCLG Flights July 5 2024- May 31 2025, deposited on 24 July 2025, for what reason his Department took flights from Manchester t
Answer: A flight was taken from Manchester to London on 9 March 2025 by a member of staff to attend a mandatory training course on the following day.The trains were on strike at the time of the booking attempt (14 February 2025), as a result, none of the Manchest...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: AviationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to DEP2025-0538/ MHCLG Flights July 5 2024- May 31 2025, deposited on 24 July 2025, for what reason his Department took flights from London to Newcastle.
Answer: These flights were taken as part of a Ministerial Visit. The former Deputy Prime Minister attended a joint visit with the Department of Business and Trade, and the inaugural meeting of the Mayoral Council in Newcastle on 10 October 2024.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Embassy WashingtonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Benjamin Wegg-Prosser visited the US Embassy in Washington during the tenure of Lord Mandelson.
Answer: It is a long-standing practice of successive governments not to comment on private meetings.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Political ImpartialityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73318 on Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality, whether any members of his Department or the Diplomatic Service ha
Answer: No such permissions have been issued within the reporting period.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has for the recruitment process for the next permanent US Ambassador.
Answer: The process for the appointment of our Ambassador to the United States of America will be determined in due course.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 114 of the Elections Strategy, published in July 2024, what types of information will be shared through the Electoral Commission's statutory gateway f
Answer: The Electoral Commission currently lacks an explicit statutory gateway to share information with other regulators and enforcement authorities, making routine information-sharing burdensome and impeding effective cooperation. The Government therefore inten...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Political ImpartialityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2025 to Question 70574 on Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality, whether the political restrictions on ambassadors extend to a prohibit
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to question 70574.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 69834 on Water Charges, whether participation in tariff pi
Answer: All water companies have committed to carrying out a charging trial by 2030. Ofwat has set good practice principles for the charging trials, which all companies must follow. In designing their trials, companies are required to consult with the Consumer Co...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 69834 on Water Charges, whether households can request that the smart element of smart water meters is deinstalled.
Answer: Smart water meters provide an increased regularity of data, in comparison to standard meters, which enables water companies to identify leaks in the property and can help incentivise more water efficient behaviours assisting in reducing overall water cons...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72871 on Social Tariffs, whether the increase in customers on social tariffs will result in increased bills for other customers.
Answer: Statutory guidance requires companies to balance their support for low-income households against the interests of other customers. In their business plans for the period between 2025–2030, some companies have committed to shareholder contributions to fina...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordControlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) ban on controlled heather burning on deep peat and (b) definition of deep peat on the risk of wildfires.
Answer: Evidence shows that burning is damaging to peatlands and can increase their long-term vulnerability to wildfires. The amendments to The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 significantly increase the area of peatland protected, helpin...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing StreetCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76602More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister has spent from the annual allowance on the official residence in Downing Street since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Any associated costs would be noted in the next Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts in the usual way.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisterial ChangesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76601More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers who left government in the reshuffle were spoken to directly by the Prime Minister.
Answer: It would not be appropriate to comment on private conversations held with Ministers who left the Government.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Residences: Ministerial ChangesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76600More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ministers will have an official residence following the reshuffle.
Answer: Allocation of official residences will be confirmed in due course.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76281More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question HL9809 on Business Interests, whether every Minister has now signed a Ministerial waiver to enforce the provisions of the Ministerial Code in relation to th
Answer: The reforms to ministerial severance payments, including the use of waivers, will take effect from 13 October.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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